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Where does “forca” come from?

forca (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

forca (Old English): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “forca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
2LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “forca”

  • fork
  • pitchfork
  • forklift
  • forkful
  • forkhead
  • forky
  • hayfork
  • prefork
  • forktail
  • forkball
  • forklike
  • forkless
  • dungfork
  • forkbeard
  • forker
  • pitchforklike
  • shakefork
  • pitchforkful
  • multifork
  • forkable
  • forken
  • forkmaker
  • forkiness
  • forkliftable
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