Proto-Indo-European

*dʰelh₁-

‘to well forth, spring forth’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-.

11 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-, most familiar first.

• foil ← foyle ← fueille ← fueille ← folia
• lue ← dillue ← dyllo ← *dėlnjọd ← *dalnīti
• exfoliation ← exfoliō ← folium ← *foljom ← *dʰolh₁yom
• thallium ← θαλλός
• thallus ← θαλλός
• foliate ← foliātus ← folium ← *foljom ← *dʰolh₁yom
• trifoliate ← foliātus ← folium ← *foljom ← *dʰolh₁yom
• dulse ← duileasc ← duilesc ← *doliskos
• foliose ← foliō ← folium ← *foljom ← *dʰolh₁yom
• dillue ← dyllo ← *dėlnjọd ← *dalnīti
• folious ← foliō ← folium ← *foljom ← *dʰolh₁yom

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-