Where does “folión” come from?
folión (Galician) comes from Galician folía, from Old Portuguese folia, from Old French folie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
folión (Galician): carnival, parade
Definitions
- carnival, parade
Ancestry of “folión”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | folía | feast, party, merrymaking |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | folia | foolishness, madness |
| 3 | Old French | folie | madness; insanity |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |