Where does “xanthophyll” come from?

xanthophyll (English) comes from English -phyll, 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-.

xanthophyll (English): Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic...

Definitions

  1. Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic...

Ancestry of “xanthophyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phyllleaf
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 “xanthophyll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →