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hoja f. (Noun) "page," "sheet of paper" Old Spanish foja. From Latin folia "leaves." Originally a neuter plural noun (sing. folium) but reanalyzed as a feminine singular on the basis of the -a ending. From Proto-Italic *folio- "leaf." From Proto-Indo-European *d^holH-i̯o- 'id.' Also the origin of the surnames Hojo, Hojas, Hojeda, and Hojedo. Indo-European Romance Asturian fueya, Portuguese folha, Galician folla, Catalan fulla, French feuille, Italian foglia, Aromanian foalji, Romanian foaie, Sardinian fógiu Celtic Gaulish pempe-doula "Pontentilla" (lit. 'five-leaves'), Middle Irish duilne "leaf," Middle Welsh deil "foliage," Old Breton dol "leaves," Old Cornish delen "leaf" Germanic Old English dile "dill" (English dill) Albanian Albanian dal "I emerge" Hellenic Ancient Greek θάλος (t^hálos) "sprout" Armenian Armenian dalar "green" de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008. Tibón, G. Diccionario etimológico comparado de los apellidos españoles, hispanoamericanos y filipinos. Editorial Diana: Mexico. 1988.