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Where does “exfoliare” come from?

exfoliare (Latin) comes from Latin exfoliō, 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-.

exfoliare (Latin): present active infinitive of exfoliō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of exfoliō;...

Ancestry of “exfoliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexfoliō—
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “exfoliare”

  • exfoliation
  • pseudoexfoliation
  • chemexfoliation
  • overexfoliation
  • microexfoliation
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