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Where does “folos” come from?

folos (Romanian) comes from Greek όφελος, from Ancient Greek ὄφελος, from Proto-Hellenic opʰelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.

Ancestry of “folos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekόφελοςprofit; benefit
2Ancient Greekὄφελοςfurtherance, advantage, help, good, benefit; the...
3Proto-Hellenicopʰelos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “folos”

  • folositor
  • folosi
  • folosire
  • folosință
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