That word traces back to the Middle French verb galer, which means " to have a good time" .
这个词可以追溯到中古法语动词 galer,意思是“玩得开心” 。
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But there's redemption for this estranged pronunciation: foliage traces back to the Middle French word foille, meaning " leaf" , which is also the source of the English word foil (as in " aluminum foil" ).
Voracity comes to us via Middle French from the Latin word voracitas, which itself comes from the combining of vorax, meaning " voracious" , with -itas, the Latin equivalent of the English noun suffix -ity.
Middle French (French:moyen français) is a historical division of the French language that covers the period from the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries. It is a period of transition during which: