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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

  1. Of or relating to the mineral foyaite

Ancestry of “foyaitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoyaiteA K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing...
2EnglishFoya—
3Kabuverdianufolialeaf
4Portuguesefolhaleaf; sheet
5Old Portuguesefolla—
6Late Latinfolianominative plural of folium; accusative plural of...
7Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
8Proto-Italic*foljom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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