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Where does “rushfoil” come from?

rushfoil (English) comes from English FOIL, from Middle English foilen, from Old French fouler, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

rushfoil (English): Any of various plants of the genus "Croton"

Definitions

  1. Any of various plants of the genus "Croton"

Ancestry of “rushfoil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFOILTo apply the FOIL algorithm to
2Middle Englishfoilenspoil a scent trail by crossing it
3Old Frenchfoulerto tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample
4Latinfullofuller
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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