Where does “furo” come from?

furo (Esperanto) comes from French furet, from Old French furet, from Old French fuiron, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furo (Esperanto): ferret

Definitions

  1. ferret

Ancestry of “furo”, step by step

furo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French furet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfuretferret
2Old Frenchfuretferret
3Old FrenchfuironWeasel, ferret
4Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
5Latinfūra thief
6Proto-Italicfōrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Italian furetto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfurettoferret
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →