English

fineleaf

From fine + leaf.

A compound of fine + leaf

Old French fin ‘fine’

Middle English fin

English fine

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

adj Applied to various plants characterized by fine leaves.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fineleaf