Where does “follis” come from?

follis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

follis (Latin): bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...

Definitions

  1. bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...

Ancestry of “follis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “follis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →