foli- root words — words with the foli- root

The root foli- comes from Latin folium, meaning leaf, sheet. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including foliage, portfolio, portfolios, defoliant, defoliate, defoliated, defoliating, defoliation, folio, trefoil, trefoils. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the foli- root

Explore words with foli- — words containing the foli- root and sharing its sense of "leaf, sheet". Examples include foliage, portfolio, portfolios, defoliant, defoliate, defoliated, defoliating, defoliation, folio, trefoil, trefoils. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The foli- root means leaf, sheet, from Latin folium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.