Where does “Xanthophyllum” come from?

Xanthophyllum (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-.

Xanthophyllum (Translingual): genus; certain plants}}

Definitions

  1. genus; certain plants}}

Ancestry of “Xanthophyllum”, 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-—

Words derived from “Xanthophyllum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →