English
foliole
Foliole comes from Latin folium ‘leaf’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Englishtodayfoliole
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Englishtodayfoliole
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘blossom, flower’
full, blood, blow, flower, blade, bloom, bless, floral, flora, fool, blossom, flourish, bleed, ferret, florist, flor, fleur, belladonna, 54 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom ‘leaf’
through Latin folium ‘leaf’
Today it means
noun One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin folium / foliole