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Where does “acrufolius” come from?

acrufolius (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-.

acrufolius (Latin): Alternative form of aquifolius

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aquifolius

Ancestry of “acrufolius”, step by step

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-—
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