English
juliform
Juliform comes from Latin iulus ‘catkin’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind, round’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind, round’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἴουλος‘catkin’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiulus‘catkin’
- Englishtodayjuliform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind, round’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἴουλος‘catkin’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiulus‘catkin’
- Englishtodayjuliform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind, round’
well, walk, wall, volume, revolution, evolution, involve, valve, evolve, revolt, vault, waltz, vulgar, convoluted, helix, voluminous, vagrant, divulge, wale, gauche, vulva, convolution, vulgate, iliac, involution, voluble, ilium, valvular, valise, 75 more
Today it means
adj Having the form of a catkin
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / juliform