English

leafbase

From leaf + base.

A compound of leaf + base

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come’

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Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς ‘stepping’

Latin basis ‘a pedestal’

Old French base

Middle English base ‘a foundation or base’

English base

Today it means

noun The base of a leaf, where it joins the stem.

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

Etymograph / leafbase