Where does “folist” come from?
folist (English) comes from English histosol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
folist (English): A histosol that is not saturated with water for...
Definitions
- A histosol that is not saturated with water for...
Ancestry of “folist”, step by step
folist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English histosol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | histosol | A soil comprised primarily of organic materials |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via English folium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folium | A leaf, especially a thin leaf or plate; A curve... |
| 2 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |