« crazy, mad » en sept langues
Senscrazy, mad
Espagnol
/ˈloko/
autre source · of uncertain origin (an Arabic source has been proposed; disputed)
Français
/fu/
héréditaire
fém.: folle
Fol before a vowel: un fol espoir.
Italien
/ˈpattso/
autre source · of uncertain origin
Also matto; folle, the FOLLEM word, means 'mad, reckless'.
Portugais
/ˈloku/
autre source · of uncertain origin (an Arabic source has been proposed; disputed)
Roumain
/neˈbun/
autre source · ne- 'not' + bun 'good' (Latin BONUM)
Catalan
/bɔtʃ/
autre source · of uncertain origin
fém.: boja
Anglais
/ˈkɹeɪzi/
anglais natif · craze 'to crack', probably from Old Norse
L’ancêtre latin
FOLLEM (nom. FOLLIS)‘bellows, a windbag’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Latin called an airhead a 'bellows'; the l of fol vocalized before the plural s (fols → fous), giving fou. English fool is the same French word.
Parents anglais: fool, folly (via French)
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- es¡Estás loco!
- frTu es fou !
- itSei pazzo!
- ptVocê está louco!
- roEști nebun!
- caEstàs boig!
- enYou're crazy!