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fou: Arabic → Spanish → French · Lexodus

Unreviewed (from Wiktionary)Arabic exportsBeyond English

foubishop

Derived from Spanish alfil, from Arabic اَلْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant; bishop (chess piece)”), influenced by Etymology 1 in the sense of "court jester."

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c. 750 CEArabic

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c. 750 CE
c. 1330
c. 1700

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.