Where does “abietifolius” come from?
abietifolius (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-.
abietifolius (Latin): having leaves like a fir tree
Definitions
- having leaves like a fir tree
Ancestry of “abietifolius”, step by step
abietifolius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin folium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Latin abiēs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abiēs | the silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood |