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Where does “fou” come from?

fou (Old French) comes from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fou (Old French): beech

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “fou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāgus—
2Proto-Italicfāgos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “fou”

  • fouetté
  • fuet
  • fuet
  • fuetto
  • fouet
  • fouetté
  • refouetter
  • fouette-cul
  • fouette
  • fouetter
  • fouetteur
  • fouettement
  • fouettard
  • fuê
  • fuet
  • fuetejar
  • fouet
  • faeu
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