English
foliolate
Foliolate comes from Latin foliolum ‘leaflet’, and goes back to folium ‘leaf’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoliolum‘leaflet’diminutive of folium
- New Latinc. 1500–1900foliolātus
- Englishtodayfoliolate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoliolum‘leaflet’diminutive of folium
- New Latinc. 1500–1900foliolātus
- Englishtodayfoliolate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘blossom, flower’
full, blood, blow, flower, bless, blade, bloom, fool, floral, bleed, flora, blossom, flourish, ferret, florist, fleur, flor, belladonna, 54 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom ‘leaf’
through Latin folium ‘leaf’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to leaflets of a plant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin folium / foliolate