Follis
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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, o-grade i-stem derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Cognates include बर्हिस् (barhís, “straw, sacrificial straw”), Old English belġ (“bulge, bag, purse”) (English belly) and belġan (“to swell with anger”), Old Prussian balsinis (“cushion”) and Old Irish bolg (“belly; bag; bellows”).
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Folie
Folie is French for madness, folly and insanity. It is also meant to denote something frivolous or capricious, such as an architectural folly. See folies as in Folies Bergère and A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.
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Fou
fou or fol is French for mad or crazy.
It is derived from Latin follis.
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