Where does “Millefolium” come from?

Millefolium (Translingual) comes 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-.

Millefolium (Translingual): genus, also used as a specific epithet}}

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Millefolium”, step by step

Millefolium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin folium

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

via Latin Mīlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMīllethousand; 1000
2Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →