Where does “strobilus” come from?

strobilus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

strobilus (Latin): a pine cone

Definitions

  1. a pine cone

Ancestry of “strobilus”, step by step

strobilus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στρόβιλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρόβιλοςround ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
3Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
4Proto-Indo-European*-illos—

via Ancient Greek στρόβῑλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρόβῑλοςround ball; pine cone

Words derived from “strobilus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος →Every word from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος →