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folio.

(of a metal, such as gold) to make into leaf/foil

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfɔ.li.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔː.li.o]
  1. (of a metal, such as gold) to make into leaf/foil

    Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin foliō From folium (“leaf”) + -ō (suffix forming verbs from nouns or adjectives).

noun[ˈfɔ.li.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔː.li.o]
  1. dative/ablative singular of folium

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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