Where does “folosi” come from?

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

folosi (Romanian): to use; to employ

Definitions

  1. to use; to employ

Ancestry of “folosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfolosuse
2Greekόφελοςprofit; benefit
3Ancient Greekὄφελοςfurtherance, advantage, help, good, benefit; the...
4Proto-Hellenicopʰelos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “folosi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic opʰelos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄφελος →