English

largeleaf

From large + leaf.

A compound of large + leaf

Latin largus ‘abundant, plentiful, copious, large’

Latin larga

Old French large ‘generous’

Middle English large

English large

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

adj Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by large leaves.

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

Etymograph / largeleaf