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Where does “forgery” come from?

Forgery comes from Old French forgerie, derived from Old French forger, from Latin fabrico meaning to construct or fabricate, ultimately from Latin faber meaning artisan or smith.

forgery (English): The act of forging metal into shape; The act of...

Definitions

  1. The act of forging metal into shape; The act of...

Ancestry of “forgery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforgeFurnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...
2Middle Englishforgen—
3Anglo-NormanforgerAlternative form of forgier
4Old Frenchforgierto forge
5Latinfabricāre—
6Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
7Latinfabricō—
8Latinfābrica—
9Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
10Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
11Proto-Italicθaβros—
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