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
- ferreter; snooper; browser
Ancestry of “fureteur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fureter | to ferret (around, about); to rummage |
| 2 | French | furet | ferret |
| 3 | Old French | furet | ferret |
| 4 | Old French | fuiron | Weasel, ferret |
| 5 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 6 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |