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Where does “hojarasca” come from?

hojarasca (Spanish) comes from Spanish hoja, from Old Spanish foja, from Late Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

hojarasca (Spanish): leaf storm; foliage; leaf litter

Definitions

  1. leaf storm; foliage; leaf litter

Ancestry of “hojarasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhojaleaf; petal; blade
2Old Spanishfojaleaf
3Late Latinfolianominative plural of folium; accusative plural of...
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-—
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