Where does “filloa” come from?

filloa (Spanish) comes from Galician filloa, from Galician folloa, from Vulgar Latin foliola, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

filloa (Spanish): a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crêpe

Definitions

  1. a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crêpe

Ancestry of “filloa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianfilloaA traditional and popular Shrovetide treat...
2Galicianfolloa
3Vulgar Latinfoliola
4Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
5Proto-Italic*foljom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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