Where does “metallifolio” come from?

metallifolio (Finnish) comes from Finnish folio, from German Folie, from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

metallifolio (Finnish): metal foil, metallic foil

Definitions

  1. metal foil, metallic foil

Ancestry of “metallifolio”, step by step

metallifolio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish folio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfoliofoil
2GermanFoliefoil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;...
3Vulgar Latinfolia
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-

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-