Where does “fo” come from?
fo (English) comes from English folio, from Latin folio, 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-.
fo (English): Abbreviation of folio., page and book size;...
Definitions
- Abbreviation of folio., page and book size;...
Ancestry of “fo”, step by step
fo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English folio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folio | a leaf of a book or manuscript; A page of a book,... |
| 2 | Latin | folio | dative singular of folium; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |