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Where does “for” come from?

for (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

for (Latin): "defective"; I speak, talk, say

Definitions

  1. "defective"; I speak, talk, say

Ancestry of “for”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “for”

  • fate
  • infant
  • fatal
  • infants
  • infantry
  • fairy
  • infancy
  • preface
  • fabulous
  • fable
  • fateful
  • infantile
  • fatally
  • ineffable
  • affable
  • Boniface
  • infanticide
  • fatalism
  • affability
  • fairyland
  • fatalistic
  • Fab
  • fib
  • affably
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