Where does “strobil” come from?
strobil (Romanian) comes from English strobile, from Latin strobilus, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.
strobil (Romanian): strobile
Definitions
- strobile
Ancestry of “strobil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strobile | A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the... |
| 2 | Latin | strobilus | a pine cone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρόβιλος | round ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́λος | A noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-illos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-illos | — |