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Where does “forge” come from?

forge (French) comes from Old French forge, from Old French faverge, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

forge (French): forge; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. forge; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “forge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforgeforge
2Old Frenchfaverge—
3Latinfābrica—
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “forge”

  • forja
  • microforgia
  • forgia
  • forjar
  • forja
  • forja
  • forjă
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