The word for folder has an interesting history. It came into English in the 16th century from the French verb filer, to string on a thread. This relates to storing documents by tying them together with string. It comes from the Latin filum, meaning thread, from which we also get our word filament.
Common misspellings of the word chicken are: 1  chicken in french. 2  chicken in spanish. 3  chicken in german. 4  chicken in italian. 5  chicken in portuguese.
âº a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion: The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation. To his consternation, when he got to the airport he found he'd forgotten his passport. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused. a chicken and egg situation idiom. addle.