Where does “myrtifolius” come from?

myrtifolius (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-.

myrtifolius (Latin): myrtle-leafed

Definitions

  1. myrtle-leafed

Ancestry of “myrtifolius”, step by step

myrtifolius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin folium

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

via Latin Myrtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMyrtusmyrtle
2Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →