English
ff.
Ff. 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
- Englishtodayff.
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
- Englishtodayff.
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
phrase and the following (pages, paragraphs etc.)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin folium / ff.