Etymology of the English word aphyllous
the English word
aphyllousderived from the New Latin word
aphyllusderived from the Greek word
aphullos, ἄφυλλος
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
phullon, φύλλον (a sprout; leaf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of aphyllous in English dates from the 19th century.
