English

interleaf

From inter- + leaf.

A compound of inter- + leaf

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

noun A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.

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

Etymograph / interleaf