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Where does “trébol” come from?

trébol (Spanish) comes from Catalan trèvol, from Vulgar Latin trifolum, from Latin trifolium, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

trébol (Spanish): clover; trefoil, shamrock; trefoil

Definitions

  1. clover; trefoil, shamrock; trefoil

Ancestry of “trébol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantrèvolclover; trefoil
2Vulgar Latintrifolumclover
3Latintrifoliumtrefoil, clover
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-—

Words derived from “trébol”

  • trebol
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