Where does “foyaitic” come from?
foyaitic (English) comes from English foyaite, from English Foya, from Kabuverdianu folia, from Portuguese folha, from Old Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.
foyaitic (English): Of or relating to the mineral foyaite
Definitions
- Of or relating to the mineral foyaite
Ancestry of “foyaitic”, step by step
foyaitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foyaite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foyaite | A K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing... |
| 2 | English | Foya | — |
| 3 | Kabuverdianu | folia | leaf |
| 4 | Portuguese | folha | leaf; sheet |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | folla | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | folia | nominative plural of folium; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |