The story
- Latin · derived fromfolium“leaf”
- English todayfolic acid
From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.
Words from the same roots
Latinfolium all →
foliagefoliofolicfoliationfoliumfoliferousfoliformfoliicolousfoliolefoliophagousfoliophagyfolivoretaxifolin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.