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Where does “furado” come from?

furado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese furado, from Latin forātus, from Latin forō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

furado (Galician): hole; pierced, perforated

Definitions

  1. hole; pierced, perforated

Ancestry of “furado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefurado—
2Latinforātus—
3Latinforō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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