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Where does “caerefolium” come from?

caerefolium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

caerefolium (Latin): garden chervil

Definitions

  1. garden chervil

Ancestry of “caerefolium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαιρέφυλλονgarden chervil
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “caerefolium”

  • cerfeuil
  • kervel
  • chèrfi
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