Where does “faubourg” come from?
faubourg (French) comes from Old French fors bourg, from Old French fors, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris.
faubourg (French): suburb
Ancestry of “faubourg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fors bourg | settlement outside the ramparts |
| 2 | Old French | fors | outside; apart from |
| 3 | Latin | forīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *foris | — |
Words derived from “faubourg”