Where does “forquito” come from?

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

forquito (Galician): poke to stir up a fire

Definitions

  1. poke to stir up a fire

Ancestry of “forquito”, 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 →