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chromphyllite
Chromphyllite comes from Ancient Greek φύλλον ‘leaf’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘leaf, blossom, flower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰol-yomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφύλλονphúllon‘leaf’
- Englishtodaychromphyllite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰleh₃-‘leaf, blossom, flower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰol-yomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφύλλονphúllon‘leaf’
- Englishtodaychromphyllite
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘leaf, blossom, flower’
full, blood, blow, flower, fool, blade, bless, bloom, floral, foil, bleed, flora, flourish, blossom, folly, ferret, florist, fleur, folio, flor, folic, belladonna, exfoliate, 54 more
Today it means
noun A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing aluminum, barium, chromium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- / chromphyllite