Where does “Forlì” come from?
Forlì (Italian) comes from Latin Forum Livii, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.
Ancestry of “Forlì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Forum Livii | situated between Faventia and Caesena on the right bank of the Utis, now Forlì |
| 2 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *forom | forum |