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
- The leaves of plants; Fall foliage; An...
Ancestry of “foliage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | foilage | obsolete or nonstandard form of foliage |
| 2 | Middle English | ffoylage | — |
| 3 | Middle French | feuillage | foliage |
Words derived from “foliage”