Etymology

disleaf

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Today it means: To remove the leaves from. Full definition →

English leaf ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishleaf
  7. English todaydisleaf

From dis- + leaf.

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