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Where does “interfogliare” come from?

interfogliare (Italian) comes from Italian foglia, from 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-.

interfogliare (Italian): To slipsheet or interleave

Definitions

  1. To slipsheet or interleave

Ancestry of “interfogliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfoglialeaf
2Latinfolianominative plural of folium; accusative plural of...
3Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
4Proto-Italic*foljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “interfogliare”

  • interfogliatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →