Where does “fur” come from?

fur (French) comes from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.

fur (French): Only used in au fur et à mesure

Definitions

  1. Only used in au fur et à mesure

Ancestry of “fur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
2Proto-Italic*foromforum
Every word from Proto-Italic *forom →Every word from Latin forum →
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