Etymology

foliation

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Today it means: The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. Full definition →

French foliation ← Latin folium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfolium“leaf”
  2. French · derived fromfoliation
  3. English todayfoliation

From French foliation, from Latin folium (“leaf”).

Words from the same roots

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