Where does “forcada” come from?

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

forcada (Galician): pitchfork; feminine singular of forcado

Definitions

  1. pitchfork; feminine singular of forcado

Ancestry of “forcada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianforcapole; gallows pole; pitchfork
2Old Portugueseforca—
3LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Old Portuguese forca →Every word from Galician forca →