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Where does “folículo” come from?

folículo (Spanish) comes from Latin folliculus, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

folículo (Spanish): follicle

Definitions

  1. follicle

Ancestry of “folículo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfolliculusa small bellows; a small sack; an inflated ball
2Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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