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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | foire | celebration |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | feria | festival, holy day; holiday; fair |
| 3 | Latin | fēriae | — |