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Where does “coeverfu” come from?

coeverfu (Old French) comes from Old French fu, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

coeverfu (Old French): curfew

Definitions

  1. curfew

Ancestry of “coeverfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfufire
2Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “coeverfu”

  • curfew
  • curfewed
  • noncurfew
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