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Where does “holus” come from?

holus (Latin) comes from Old Latin helus, from Ancient Greek ἧλος, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

holus (Latin): vegetable; greens

Definitions

  1. vegetable; greens

Ancestry of “holus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinhelus—
2Ancient Greekἧλος—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “holus”

  • olericulture
  • olusatrum
  • oleraceous
  • olitory
  • olericultural
  • olericulturist
  • olus
  • holeraceus
  • holusatrum
  • olusatrum
  • olitorius
  • olitor
  • oleraceus
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