Where does “folâtrer” come from?
folâtrer (French) comes from French folâtre, from French fou, from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل, from Pahlavi pyl, from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 — elephant.
folâtrer (French): to frolic, gambol
Ancestry of “folâtrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | folâtre | playful, frolicsome, frisky; first-person... |
| 2 | French | fou | mad, crazy; madman; jester |
| 3 | Spanish | alfil | bishop |
| 4 | Arabic | الفيل | — |
| 5 | Pahlavi | pyl | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄠𒋛 | elephant |