1. Etymology of the French word fou
the Old French word fou
Derivations in French
archifou,
garde-fou,
folingue,
tout-fou,
fouée,
fouage,
fouailleCognates
Catalan
foll, Italian
folle, Italian
alfido, Portuguese
alfil, Spanish
alfil, Spanish
folUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word fou
derived from the French word
fouderived from the Classical Latin word
fagus (beech tree)
Derivations in French
fouailler,
fouteauUsage
Word found in Old French