Where does “f.” come from?
f. (English) comes from Latin foliō, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
f. (English): Abbreviation of feminine; Abbreviation of form;...
Definitions
- Abbreviation of feminine; Abbreviation of form;...
Ancestry of “f.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | foliō | to make into leaf/foil |
| 2 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |