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Where does “Caprifolium” come from?

Caprifolium (Translingual) comes from Latin caprifolium, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Caprifolium (Translingual): old synonym of "Lonicera"

Definitions

  1. old synonym of "Lonicera"

Ancestry of “Caprifolium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaprifoliumhoneysuckle
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Caprifolium”

  • Caprifoliaceae
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