Where does “elettrofilo” come from?

elettrofilo (Italian) comes from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

elettrofilo (Italian): electrophile; electrophilic

Definitions

  1. electrophile; electrophilic

Ancestry of “elettrofilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfilothread; yarn; string
2Latinphylumphylum
3Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti