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Where does “pseudoexfoliation” come from?

pseudoexfoliation (English) comes from English exfoliation, from Latin exfoliare, from Latin exfoliō, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

pseudoexfoliation (English): A form of exfoliation, especially in the eyes, in...

Definitions

  1. A form of exfoliation, especially in the eyes, in...

Ancestry of “pseudoexfoliation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexfoliationThe scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral,...
2Latinexfoliarepresent active infinitive of exfoliō;...
3Latinexfoliō—
4Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
5Proto-Italic*foljom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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