Where does “lafoul” come from?
lafoul (Mauritian Creole) comes from French foule, from Middle French foule, 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-.
lafoul (Mauritian Creole): crowd
Definitions
- crowd
Ancestry of “lafoul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | foule | crowd; the thronging of a crowd; a great number,... |
| 2 | Middle French | foule | the act of milling clothes or hats; group of men,... |
| 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- | — |