Where does “leaflet” come from?
Leaflet comes from Middle French -el and -et, Old French -et, and Proto-Indo-European lewp-, lewbʰ-, and -tós, ultimately deriving from a root meaning to peel or strip.
leaflet (English): One of the components of a compound leaf; A small...
Definitions
- One of the components of a compound leaf; A small...
Ancestry of “leaflet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaf | The usually green and flat organ that represents... |
| 2 | Old English | Leofa | — |
| 3 | Old English | lēof | lief, dear |
| 4 | West Germanic | *leub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |