Where does “Ophiophyllum” come from?

Ophiophyllum (Translingual) comes from English -phyllum, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ophiophyllum (Translingual): genus|certain echinoderms}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain echinoderms}}

Ancestry of “Ophiophyllum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phyllumleaf
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →