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Where does “prophyll” come from?

prophyll (English) comes 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-.

prophyll (English): The frequently specialised or reduced leaf...

Definitions

  1. The frequently specialised or reduced leaf...

Ancestry of “prophyll”, step by step

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