Where does “forger” come from?
forger (French) comes from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.
forger (French): To fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to...
Definitions
- To fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to...
Ancestry of “forger”, step by step
forger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fabricāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 2 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 3 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 4 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 5 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |
via Old French forger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | forger | Alternative form of forgier |