Where does “petalum” come from?

petalum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

petalum (Latin): petal

Definitions

  1. petal

Ancestry of “petalum”, step by step

petalum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πέταλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέταλονleaf of plant, flower, or tree
2Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
3Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—

via Ancient Greek πέτᾰλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέτᾰλονleaf

Words derived from “petalum”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos →Every word from Ancient Greek πέταλος →Every word from Ancient Greek πέταλον →