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Where does “fors” come from?

fors (Middle French) comes from Old French fors, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris.

fors (Middle French): apart from

Definitions

  1. apart from

Ancestry of “fors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforsoutside; apart from
2Latinforīs—
3Proto-Italic*foris—

Words derived from “fors”

  • hors d'oeuvre
  • hors
  • hors-d'œuvre
  • horsain
  • オードブル
  • 오르되브르
  • ออเดิร์ฟ
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