Where does “faubourg” come from?
Faubourg comes from Old French fors bourg, where fors derives from Latin foris meaning "outside," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- meaning "door."
faubourg (English): An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the...
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- An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the...
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