Where does “fore” come from?
fore (French) comes from French forer, from Latin forō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
fore (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “fore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | forer | to bore; to drill |
| 2 | Latin | forō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |