Etymograph

English

singleleaf

From single + leaf.

A compound of single + leaf

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Latin singulus ‘one each’

Old French sengle

Middle English single

English single

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

adj Having individual leaves that are not grouped into fascicles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “singleleaf”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / singleleaf