Where does “forro” come from?

forro (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish forro, from Arabic حر, from Arabic حُرّ — free, noble, virtuous.

forro (Ladino): free; liberated

Definitions

  1. free; liberated

Ancestry of “forro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishforro—
2Arabicحرfree; unimpeded; set free, freedman
3Arabicحُرّfree, noble, virtuous
Every word from Arabic حُرّ →Every word from Arabic حر →Every word from Old Spanish forro →