Where does “caprifolium” come from?

caprifolium (Late Latin) comes 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-.

caprifolium (Late Latin): honeysuckle

Definitions

  1. honeysuckle

Ancestry of “caprifolium”, step by step

caprifolium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin folium

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

via Latin capra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →