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Where does “nitrofural” come from?

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

nitrofural (English): nitrofurazone

Definitions

  1. nitrofurazone

Ancestry of “nitrofural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfural—
2Portuguesefurohole, orifice; puncture; the act of standing...
3Portuguesefurarto pierce, puncture, make a hole in; to cut in...
4Old Portuguesefurar—
5Vulgar Latinfurareto pierce; second-person singular present active...
6Latinforāre—
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