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Where does “forc” come from?

forc (Irish) comes from Old Irish forc, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

forc (Irish): fork; pitchfork

Definitions

  1. fork; pitchfork

Ancestry of “forc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishforcfork; pronged spear; hand, clutch, grasp
2LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
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