Where does “strobile” come from?

strobile (English) comes from Latin strobilus, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

strobile (English): A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the...

Definitions

  1. A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the...

Ancestry of “strobile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrobilusa pine cone
2Ancient Greekστρόβιλοςround ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
4Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
5Proto-Indo-European*-illos—

Words derived from “strobile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος →Every word from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος →