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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforō—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “forer”

  • foras
  • forage
  • foret
  • foreuse
  • fora
  • fore
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