Where does “semileafless” come from?

semileafless (English) comes from English leafless, from English leaveless, from Middle English leveles, from Hungarian -és — Added to a verb to form a noun.

semileafless (English): Having very few leaves; applied especially to a variety of pea plant

Definitions

  1. Having very few leaves; applied especially to a variety of pea plant

Ancestry of “semileafless”, step by step

semileafless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leafless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleaflessOf plants or trees, without leaves
2EnglishleavelessWithout leaves; leafless
3Middle Englishleveles—
4Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Hungarian -és →Every word from Middle English leveles →Every word from English leaveless →