aphyllous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄφυλλος“leafless”
2. New Latin · borrowed fromaphyllus
3. English todayaphyllous

19th century, from New Latin aphyllus, from Ancient Greek ἄφυλλος (áphullos, “leafless”) (ἀ- (a-) + φύλλον (phúllon)).