Where does “furón” come from?

furón (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese foron, from Latin furonem, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furón (Galician): ferret

Definitions

  1. ferret

Ancestry of “furón”, step by step

furón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese foron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseforon—
2Latinfuronemaccusative singular of fūrō
3Latinfūra thief
4Proto-Italicfōrthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Late Latin furo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfurothief; cat; robber

Words derived from “furón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →