LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

mīlifolium

mīlifolium n (genitive mīlifoliī or mīlifolī)

Meaning

  1. A plant, yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīlifoliummīlifolia
genitivemīlifoliī
mīlifolī		mīlifoliōrum
dativemīlifoliōmīlifoliīs
accusativemīlifoliummīlifolia
ablativemīlifoliōmīlifoliīs
vocativemīlifoliummīlifolia

mīlĭfŏlĭum and millefŏlĭum, ii, n. mille-folium,
I. a plant, milfoil, yarrow; form milifolium: myriophyllus, quod nostri milifolium vocant, caulis est tener, similis feniculi, Plin. 24, 16, 95, § 152 Jan. (al. millefolium); used in medicine, id. 24, 19, 116, § 176 al.—Form millefolium, Plin. 25, 5, 19, § 42 Jan. (al. millefolia).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlifolium

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Latin mīlifolium From mille (“thousand”) + folium (“leaf”).

Quick answers

What does mīlifolium mean in Latin?
mīlifolium, a noun, means “A plant, yarrow (Achillea millefolium)”.
What is the genitive of mīlifolium?
The genitive singular is mīlifoliī. mīlifolium is neuter, second declension.
Where does mīlifolium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī → Latin mīlifolium.