Where does “foulage” come from?
foulage (French) comes from French fouler, from Middle French fouller, from Old French foler, from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
foulage (French): pressing, crushing
Ancestry of “foulage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fouler | to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,... |
| 2 | Middle French | fouller | to mistreat |
| 3 | Old French | foler | to destroy; to mistreat |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 5 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “foulage”