Etymograph

English

leafroll

From leaf + roll.

A compound of leaf + roll

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Latin rota ‘wheel’

Latin rotula ‘a little wheel’

Medieval Latin rotulāre ‘to roll; to revolve’

Old French roller

Middle English rollen

English roll

Today it means

noun A viral condition of certain plants, such as potato plants and grapevines, in which new leaves curl and become discoloured.

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

Etymograph / leafroll