Where does “forca” come from?

forca (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese forca, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

forca (Galician): pole; gallows pole; pitchfork

Definitions

  1. pole; gallows pole; pitchfork

Ancestry of “forca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseforca—
2LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “forca”

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Old Portuguese forca →