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Where does “foire” come from?

foire (Middle French) comes from Old French foire, from Vulgar Latin feria, from Latin fēriae.

Ancestry of “foire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfoirecelebration
2Vulgar Latinferiafestival, holy day; holiday; fair
3Latinfēriae—
Every word from Latin fēriae →