leaflike

English

Alternative forms

• leaf-like

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.?

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef

English leaf

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-West Germanic *-līk

Old English -līċ

Middle English -like

English -like

English leaflike

From leaf + -like.

Adjective

leaflike (comparative more leaflike, superlative most leaflike)

1. Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.

   Synonyms: foliaceous, foliose, phylline

Translations

having the form of a leaf

• Catalan: foliaci
• German: blattartig
• Greek: φυλλοειδής (el) (fylloeidís)

  Ancient Greek: φυλλώδης (phullṓdēs)

• Marathi: पानासारखा m (pānāsārkhā), पानासारखी f (pānāsārkhī), पानासारखे n (pānāsārkhe)
• Russian: листови́дный (ru) (listovídnyj)
• Turkish: yapraksı (tr)
• Welsh: deilffurf

Anagrams

• flealike