Where does “folâtre” come from?

folâtre (French) comes from French fou, from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل, from Pahlavi pyl, from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 — elephant.

folâtre (French): playful, frolicsome, frisky; first-person...

Definitions

  1. playful, frolicsome, frisky; first-person...

Ancestry of “folâtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoumad, crazy; madman; jester
2Spanishalfilbishop
3Arabicالفيل
4Pahlavipyl
5Akkadian𒄠𒋛elephant

Words derived from “folâtre

Every word from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛Every word from Pahlavi pylEvery word from Arabic الفيل