Where does “filo” come from?
filo (Macanese) comes from Portuguese filhó, from Galician folloa, from Vulgar Latin foliola, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
filo (Macanese): boy
Definitions
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Ancestry of “filo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | filhó | A traditional christmas treat prepared with eggs... |
| 2 | Galician | folloa | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | foliola | — |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |