Where does “forum” come from?
forum (Italian) comes from English forum, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom.
forum (Italian): forum
Ancestry of “forum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | forum | A place for discussion; A gathering for the... |
| 2 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *forom | — |
Words derived from “forum”