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Where does “feuillu” come from?

feuillu (French) comes from French feuille, from Old French fueille, from Late Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

feuillu (French): leafy, leafed; broad-leaved tree

Definitions

  1. leafy, leafed; broad-leaved tree

Ancestry of “feuillu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfeuilleleaf; sheet; ear
2Old Frenchfueilleleaf
3Late Latinfolianominative plural of folium; accusative plural of...
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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