Etymograph

English

leafspot

From leaf + spot.

A compound of leaf + spot

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Middle Dutch spotte ‘spot’

Middle English spot

English spot

Today it means

noun A round blemish on the leaf of a plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria.

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

Etymograph / leafspot