foliate

Etymology
From mid-15c., from Late Latin folio "leaf or sheet of paper", from Latin folio, ablative of folium "leaf" (source also of Italian foglia, French feuille, Spanish hoja), from PIE *bhol-yo- "leaf" (source also of Greek phyllon "leaf", Gaelic bile "leaflet, blossom"), suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom". Ablative of location, because this was used in page references. Meaning "volume of the largest size" first attested 1620s.

Adjective

 * 1) of or relating to leaves
 * 2) shaped like a leaf
 * 3)  foliated

Derived terms

 * bifoliate
 * defoliate
 * difoliate
 * exfoliate
 * quadrifoliate
 * foliate curve
 * foliate curve

Verb

 * 1) To form into leaves.
 * 2) To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
 * 3) To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
 * 1) To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.

Translations

 * Latin: frondeō
 * Ottoman Turkish: یپراقلانمق
 * Turkish:


 * Irish: