English
f.
F. comes from Latin foliō ‘on the (next) page’, and goes back to folium.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf, page’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoliō‘on the (next) page’ablative of folium
- Englishearliest quotation 1941f.
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfolium‘leaf, page’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoliō‘on the (next) page’ablative of folium
- Englishearliest quotation 1941f.
Earliest quotation: 1941, Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Index: “Alphabet of Rabbi Akiba,” 51. 66. 360 f., 364…”
The story
The "and the following" sense is derived from an abbreviation of Latin foliō (‘on the (next) page’), ablative of folium (‘leaf, page’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘blossom, flower’
full, blood, blow, flower, fool, blade, bless, bloom, floral, bleed, flora, blossom, flourish, ferret, florist, fleur, flor, belladonna, 54 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom ‘leaf’
through Latin folium ‘leaf, page’
foil, folic, exfoliation, exfoliate, 21 more
through Latin foliō ‘on the (next) page’
Today it means
noun and the following (page, paragraph, etc.)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin folium / f.