Where does “leafily” come from?
leafily (English) comes from English leafy, from English leaf, from Old English Leofa, from Old English lēof, from West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
leafily (English): In a leafy manner
Definitions
- In a leafy manner
Ancestry of “leafily”, step by step
leafily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leafy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leafy | covered with leaves; containing much foliage; in... |
| 2 | English | leaf | The usually green and flat organ that represents... |
| 3 | Old English | Leofa | — |
| 4 | Old English | lēof | lief, dear |
| 5 | West Germanic | *leub | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |