Where does “leafage” come from?

I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag an issue with this etymological chain: it appears internally inconsistent and potentially conflates multiple unrelated morphemes. The chain mixes what seem to be: - A root (lewp-) - Multiple suffixes (-age, -aticum, -icus, -kos, -eh₂tos) - A base word (leaf) in a non-linear sequence that doesn't follow how etymologies typically work. For example, Latin -aticum and -icus appear to be different suffixes, and their ordering in relation to Proto-Indo-European elements isn't clear. **I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology from this chain** because doing so would either: 1. Misrepresent the actual linguistic relationships, or 2. Produce a sentence that contradicts established etymology Before I draft the sentence, could you verify the chain? A typical

leafage (English): The leaves of plants collectively; foliage

Definitions

  1. The leaves of plants collectively; foliage

Ancestry of “leafage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleafThe usually green and flat organ that represents...
2Old EnglishLeofa
3Old Englishlēoflief, dear
4West Germanic*leub
5Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-