Etymograph

English

foolishment

From foolish + -ment.

Formed from foolish + -ment

Latin follis ‘bellows’

Old French fol

Middle English fol ‘fool’

Middle English folisch ‘Foolish, erroneous, ridiculous’

English foolish

Today it means

noun foolish behavior; folly

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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