Where does “F50” come from?

F50 (English) comes from English FOIL, from Middle English foilen, from Old French fouler, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

F50 (English): A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail

Definitions

  1. A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail

Ancestry of “F50”, step by step

F50 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English FOIL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFOILTo apply the FOIL algorithm to
2Middle Englishfoilenspoil a scent trail by crossing it
3Old Frenchfoulerto tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample
4Latinfullofuller
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English fifty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiftyThe cardinal number occurring after forty-nine...
2Old Englishfīftiġfifty
3Proto-Germanicfimf tigiwizfifty

via English AC50

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAC50A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2017 America's Cup
2English50
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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