defoliation

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom?

Proto-Italic *foljom

Latin folium

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin foliatusbor.

English foliate

English defoliate

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English defoliation

defoliation (countable and uncountable, plural defoliations)

The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.

separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem