With so many words in the English language, one of the most famous words is the F-word. It is referred to as a noun, adjective, name, or even an infix.
This word has been in use in many sorts of conversations for centuries now. No one restrains to write this down to spice up what writings or even conversations in general.
Where did the F-word come from?
First, let us clear off all the myths- you will often read or find out the origin of this word. It is often termed as an acronym based on Fornication under Command/Consent of the King or “(booked) for unlawful carnal knowledge. In these cases, there is no evidence of any such things and origin of the F-word. However, you should consider that before the mid-20th century, when abbreviations were rampant in text, the people didn’t pronounce the same. It is a modern phenomenon. Even the linguist David Wilton has defined it in a specific event.
Various stories come up with the origin of F-word. But, without any specific pieces of evidence, these stories can be dismissed.
Moving forward, the first documented record of a particular version of the F-word appears in a name. This name was John le fucker in the year 1278. The situation that appears the evidence has been lost. So, there have been no specific records for it.
While going further, there is evidence found that a person had the surname Fuckebegger.
There are various examples of different people, namely Simon Fukkebotere and Willm’ i Smalfuk. Some other people who are included in this option include Roger Fuckebythenavele. Many people have been able to put a light on the F-word with their names.
Coming forward to other things, the F-word has often been associated with having sex. F-word referred to as sex, many people avoided it, and this word was considered taboo.
Though, not everyone restricted the F-word. In 1528, there was a person who touched the F-word with a copy of Cicero’s De Officiis. It was named as O D fuckin Abbot. It is often thought the d stood for damn or damned, and the f-word was considered as a curse word.
There have been various evidences about where the F-word was originated, but they are mostly unauthentic. There are not specific and evident proofs for it, so the actual evidence may have been destroyed or lost by the people.
Whatever the case has been, the world was soon familiar with John Florio’s 1958 Italian-English dictionary. This dictionary is named A Worlde of Wordes, which defines fottitrice as a women fucker or swiver etc.
The f-word disappeared from the world until the 20th century. It came into existence when The Penguin dictionary decided to include the f-word in 1965.
As modern times require, the F-word has been prominently used by people all over the world. It is no more a taboo to use the F-word today!