Where does “cerfelle” come from?
cerfelle (Old English) comes from Anglo-Norman chervele, from Latin chaerephylla, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “cerfelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | chervele | — |
| 2 | Latin | chaerephylla | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαιρέφυλλον | garden chervil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |