Where does “foiro” come from?

foiro (Esperanto) comes from French foire, from Middle French foire, from Old French foire, from Vulgar Latin feria, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

foiro (Esperanto): fair, market

Definitions

  1. fair, market

Ancestry of “foiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoirea fair, an exposition; a marketplace selling...
2Middle Frenchfoire—
3Old Frenchfoirecelebration
4Vulgar Latinferiafestival, holy day; holiday; fair
5Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Vulgar Latin feria →Every word from Old French foire →