Where does “folositor” come from?

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

folositor (Romanian): useful

Definitions

  1. useful

Ancestry of “folositor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfolosito use; to employ
2Romanianfolosuse
3Greekόφελοςprofit; benefit
4Ancient Greekὄφελοςfurtherance, advantage, help, good, benefit; the...
5Proto-Hellenicopʰelos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “folositor”

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