The story
- Latin · derived fromvorō“to devour”
- Latin · derived fromfolium“a leaf”
- English todayfolivore
From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“to devour”).
Words from the same roots
Latinfolium all →
foliagefoliofolicfoliationfoliumfolic acidfoliferousfoliformfoliicolousfoliolefoliophagousfoliophagytaxifolin
Latinvorō all →
saprovore
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.