Where does “forfora” come from?

forfora (Italian) comes from Latin furfur, from Proto-Indo-European gʰur-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus-.

forfora (Italian): dandruff

Definitions

  1. dandruff

Ancestry of “forfora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfurfurbran, husks of grain; scaly infection of the skin
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰur-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrus-—

Words derived from “forfora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰur- →Every word from Latin furfur →