Where does “phyllo” come from?

phyllo (English) comes from Greek φύλλο, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

phyllo (English): A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean...

Definitions

  1. A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean...

Ancestry of “phyllo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφύλλοleaf; blade
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “phyllo”

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