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Where does “fural” come from?

fural (English) comes from Portuguese furo, from Portuguese furar, from Old Portuguese furar, from Vulgar Latin furare, from Latin forāre.

Ancestry of “fural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefurohole, orifice; puncture; the act of standing...
2Portuguesefurarto pierce, puncture, make a hole in; to cut in...
3Old Portuguesefurar—
4Vulgar Latinfurareto pierce; second-person singular present active...
5Latinforāre—

Words derived from “fural”

  • nitrofural
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