Where does “sagittifolius” come from?

sagittifolius (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-.

sagittifolius (Latin): arrow-leafed

Definitions

  1. arrow-leafed

Ancestry of “sagittifolius”, step by step

sagittifolius 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 Sagitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSagittathe Arrow, Sagitta
2Latinsagittaarrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...
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