Where does “foliage” come from?

Foliage comes from Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage, meaning leaves or leafage of a plant.

foliage (English): The leaves of plants; Fall foliage; An...

Definitions

  1. The leaves of plants; Fall foliage; An...

Ancestry of “foliage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfoilageobsolete or nonstandard form of foliage
2Middle Englishffoylage
3Middle Frenchfeuillagefoliage

Words derived from “foliage

Every word from Middle French feuillageEvery word from Middle English ffoylageEvery word from English foilage
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