Where does “argentifolius” come from?
argentifolius (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-.
argentifolius (Latin): silver-leafed
Definitions
- silver-leafed
Ancestry of “argentifolius”, step by step
argentifolius 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 argentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |