Where does “foliation” come from?

Foliation comes from French foliation, from Latin folium meaning leaf, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, ultimately from the root bʰel- meaning to swell or bloom.

foliation (English): The process of forming into a leaf or leaves; The...

Definitions

  1. The process of forming into a leaf or leaves; The...

Ancestry of “foliation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoliationfoliation
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “foliation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →