Etymograph

English

phyllous

From phyllo- + -ous.

Formed from phyllo + ous

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰol-yom

Ancient Greek φύλλον ‘leaf’

Greek φύλλο ‘leaf’

English phyllo

Today it means

adj homologous with a leaf

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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