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Where does “folliful” come from?

folliful (English) comes from English folly, from Middle English folie, from Old French folie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

folliful (English): Full of folly; foolish

Definitions

  1. Full of folly; foolish

Ancestry of “folliful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfollyFoolishness; Thoughtless action resulting in...
2Middle EnglishfolieAlternative form of folye
3Old Frenchfoliemadness; insanity
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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