Where does “fous” come from?
fous (French) comes from French fou, from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الفيل, from Pahlavi pyl, from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 — elephant.
fous (French): masculine plural of fou; plural of fou;...
Definitions
- masculine plural of fou; plural of fou;...
Ancestry of “fous”, step by step
fous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | fou | mad, crazy; madman; jester |
| 2 | Spanish | alfil | bishop |
| 3 | Arabic | الفيل | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | pyl | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒄠𒋛 | elephant |
via French foutre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | foutre | to do, to fuck around with, to dick around, to... |
| 2 | Latin | futuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |