Where does “Alufolie” come from?
Alufolie (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Alufolie (German): aluminium foil
Definitions
- aluminium foil
Ancestry of “Alufolie”, step by step
Alufolie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Folie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 3 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German Alu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Alu | Abbreviation of Aluminium |
via Danish folie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | folie | foil (thin material) |