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Where does “foilage” come from?

foilage (English) comes from Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage — foliage.

foilage (English): obsolete or nonstandard form of foliage

Definitions

  1. obsolete or nonstandard form of foliage

Ancestry of “foilage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishffoylage—
2Middle Frenchfeuillagefoliage

Words derived from “foilage”

  • foliage
  • foliaged
  • foliagelike
  • foliologist
Every word from Middle French feuillage →