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Where does “fureter” come from?

fureter (French) comes from French furet, from Old French furet, from Old French fuiron, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fureter (French): to ferret ; to rummage

Definitions

  1. to ferret ; to rummage

Ancestry of “fureter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfuretferret
2Old Frenchfuretferret
3Old FrenchfuironWeasel, ferret
4Latinfurō—
5Latinfūr—
6Proto-Italicfōrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fureter”

  • fureteur
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