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Where does “for” come from?

for (French) comes from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom.

for (French): Only used in for intérieur

Definitions

  1. Only used in for intérieur

Ancestry of “for”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
2Proto-Italic*forom—

Words derived from “for”

  • fors
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