Where does “leafless” come from?

Leafless derives from Middle English leveles, a form combining leve (leaf) and the suffix -les (without), ultimately from Old English roots meaning to lack foliage.

leafless (English): Of plants or trees, without leaves

Definitions

  1. Of plants or trees, without leaves

Ancestry of “leafless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleavelessWithout leaves; leafless
2Middle Englishleveles—
3Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

Words derived from “leafless”

Every word from Hungarian -és →Every word from Middle English leveles →Every word from English leaveless →