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Where does “termofilo” come from?

termofilo (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.

termofilo (Italian): thermophilic; thermophile

Definitions

  1. thermophilic; thermophile

Ancestry of “termofilo”, 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
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