Where does “prunifolius” come from?

prunifolius (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-.

prunifolius (Latin): purple-leafed

Definitions

  1. purple-leafed

Ancestry of “prunifolius”, step by step

prunifolius 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 prūnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūnusplum tree
2Ancient Greekπρούνη
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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