Where does “forer” come from?

forer (French) comes from Latin forō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

forer (French): to bore; to drill

Definitions

  1. to bore; to drill

Ancestry of “forer”, step by step

forer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin forō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforōto bore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Latin forāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforāre—

Words derived from “forer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Latin forō →