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Where does “fureteur” come from?

fureteur (French) comes from French fureter, 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 — to bear, carry.

fureteur (French): ferreter; snooper; browser

Definitions

  1. ferreter; snooper; browser

Ancestry of “fureteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfureterto ferret ; to rummage
2Frenchfuretferret
3Old Frenchfuretferret
4Old FrenchfuironWeasel, ferret
5Latinfurō—
6Latinfūr—
7Proto-Italicfōrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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