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Where does “foyaite” come from?

foyaite (English) comes from English Foya, from Kabuverdianu folia, from Portuguese folha, from Old Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.

foyaite (English): A K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. A K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing...

Ancestry of “foyaite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFoya—
2Kabuverdianufolialeaf
3Portuguesefolhaleaf; sheet
4Old Portuguesefolla—
5Late Latinfolianominative plural of folium; accusative plural of...
6Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
7Proto-Italic*foljom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “foyaite”

  • foyaitic
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