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 feuillage →Every word from Middle English ffoylage →Every word from English foilage →