English
bracteal
Bracteal comes from Latin bractea ‘gold leaf, foil’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbractea‘gold leaf, foil’
- Englishtodaybracteal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbractea‘gold leaf, foil’
- Englishtodaybracteal
Formed from bractea + -al
Every English word from Latin bractea
Today it means
adj Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin bractea / bracteal