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
- A K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing...
Ancestry of “foyaite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Foya | — |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | folia | leaf |
| 3 | Portuguese | folha | leaf; sheet |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | folla | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | folia | nominative plural of folium; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |