Where does “про́филь” come from?

про́филь (Russian) comes from French profil, from Italian profilo, from Italian profilare, from Italian filare, from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω — he, she.

Ancestry of “про́филь”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	profil	profile
2	Italian	profilo	profile; first-person singular present indicative...
3	Italian	profilare	to outline; to edge; to shape
4	Italian	filare	to spin; to draw; to pay out
5	Italian	filo	thread; yarn; string
6	Latin	phylum	phylum
7	Ancient Greek	φῦλον	a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
8	Ancient Greek	φύω	To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
9	Proto-Indo-European	bʰuHyéti	to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
10	Proto-Indo-European	-yéti	Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
11	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
12	Chichewa	iye	he, she

Words derived from “про́филь”

профильный

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