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Where does “reforger” come from?

reforger (English) comes from English reforge, from English forge, from Middle English forgen, from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō.

reforger (English): One who reforges

Definitions

  1. One who reforges

Ancestry of “reforger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreforgeforge again
2EnglishforgeFurnace or hearth where metals are heated prior...
3Middle Englishforgen—
4Anglo-NormanforgerAlternative form of forgier
5Old Frenchforgierto forge
6Latinfabricāre—
7Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
8Latinfabricō—
9Latinfābrica—
10Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
11Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
12Proto-Italicθaβros—
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