Where does “leafmould” come from?
leafmould (English) comes from English leaf mold, from English mold, from Middle English molde, from Old French modle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
leafmould (English): Alternative form of leaf mold
Definitions
- Alternative form of leaf mold
Ancestry of “leafmould”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaf mold | Decomposed or composted remains of leaves; Soil... |
| 2 | English | mold | A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or... |
| 3 | Middle English | molde | dirt loose soil |
| 4 | Old French | modle | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |