Where does “Folie” come from?

Folie (German) comes from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Folie (German): foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;...

Definitions

  1. foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;...

Ancestry of “Folie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfolia—
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Folie”

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