Where does “leafen” come from?

leafen (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

leafen (English): Formed in leaves

Definitions

  1. Formed in leaves

Ancestry of “leafen”, step by step

leafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English leaf

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 h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en