Wordle Answer for May 22, 2025

What folio means

A sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves of a book, or a book made up of such sheets, typically larger in size than a quarto.

Where the word comes from

From Latin *folium*, meaning "leaf" (of a plant or of a book). The term was adopted in printing to describe a sheet of paper folded once, creating two leaves or four pages. English borrowed it directly from Latin in the 15th century, initially used in book production to specify page size and numbering. The word ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European *bhel-, relating to swelling or blooming.

Hints for May 22, 2025

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Synonyms of folio

• leaf
• pagination
• page number

Used in a sentence

The ancient manuscript was bound in leather with gold leaf decorating each _____ throughout the volume.