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Where does “follare” come from?

follare (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic fullō, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

follare (Italian): to full; to press or tread

Definitions

  1. to full; to press or tread

Ancestry of “follare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfullō—
2Latinfullofuller
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “follare”

  • affollamento
  • sovraffollato
  • affollato
  • follatoio
  • folla
  • superaffollamento
  • superaffollato
  • affollatamente
  • sovraffollare
  • affollare
  • sovraffollamento
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