English
foliophagous
Foliophagous comes from Latin folium ‘leaf’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Englishtodayfoliophagous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf’
- Englishtodayfoliophagous
Formed from -phagous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘blossom, flower’
full, blood, blow, flower, blade, bless, fool, bloom, 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 feeding on leaves
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin folium / foliophagous