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Where does “singleleaf” come from?

singleleaf (English) comes from English single, from Middle English single, from Old French sengle, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

singleleaf (English): Having individual leaves that are not grouped...

Definitions

  1. Having individual leaves that are not grouped...

Ancestry of “singleleaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsingleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number;...
2Middle Englishsingle—
3Old Frenchsenglesingle; alone; alone; in an unaccompanied way
4Late Latincingulanominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum
5LatinCingulum—
6Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
7Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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