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Where does “fornicor” come from?

fornicor (Latin) comes from Latin fornix, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

fornicor (Latin): I fornicate, commit fornication

Definitions

  1. I fornicate, commit fornication

Ancestry of “fornicor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfornixarch, vault; brothel
2Latinfurnusoven; bakery
3Proto-Italicfornos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
5Indo-European*gʷʰer-—

Words derived from “fornicor”

  • fornication
  • fornicator
  • fornicate
  • fornicatory
  • fornicator
  • fornicans
  • fornicaturus
  • fornicandus
  • fornicate
  • fornicatus
  • fornicatio
  • fornicare
  • fornicate
  • fornicatore
  • fornicar
  • fornicacioun
  • fornicacion
  • fornicari
Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer- →