English
laurophyllous
Laurophyllous comes from Latin laurus ‘bay laurel’, and goes back to Old Latin dacrus.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaurus‘bay laurel’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018laurophyllous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaurus‘bay laurel’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018laurophyllous
Earliest quotation: 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History: “Europe’s vegetation continued to evolve, though much of the…”
Linked words
through Latin laurus ‘bay laurel’
Today it means
adj Having leaves like those of the bay laurel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin dacrus / laurophyllous