Where does “cladofillo” come from?
cladofillo (Italian) comes from Italian clado, from English cladus, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
cladofillo (Italian): cladophyll
Ancestry of “cladofillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | clado | — |
| 2 | English | cladus | A branch of a ramose spicule, which collectively... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάδος | young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂dos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |