Where does “affollare” come from?

affollare (Italian) comes from Italian folla, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

affollare (Italian): to crowd, pack, throng

Definitions

  1. to crowd, pack, throng

Ancestry of “affollare”, step by step

affollare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian folla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfollacrowd; mob; multitude, host; third-person...
2Latinfullofuller
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Latin follis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell

Words derived from “affollare”

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