The story
- Latin · derived fromfoliātus“leaved”
- English todaytrifoliate
tri- (“three”) + Latin foliātus (“leaved”) Doublet of tréflé.
Words from the same roots
Latinfoliātus all →
foliateperfoliate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
trifoliate
Today it means: Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant. Full definition →
Latin foliātus