folly
The origin and history of folly.
Etymology
From Old French folie ("madness"), from the adjective fol ("mad, foolish") — the same root that gives us "fool."
The origin and history of folly.
From Old French folie ("madness"), from the adjective fol ("mad, foolish") — the same root that gives us "fool."
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