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Where does “blātōnā” come from?

blātōnā (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blātōnā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticblātusflower
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blātōnā”

  • belladonna
  • belladonna
  • bladona
  • belladonna
  • belladone
  • belladonna
  • belladonna
  • bladona
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