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

Definitions

  1. to frolic, gambol

Ancestry of “folâtrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfolâtreplayful, frolicsome, frisky; first-person...
2Frenchfoumad, crazy; madman; jester
3Spanishalfilbishop
4Arabicالفيل
5Pahlavipyl
6Akkadian𒄠𒋛elephant
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