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Where does “fors bourg” come from?

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

fors bourg (Old French): settlement outside the ramparts

Definitions

  1. settlement outside the ramparts

Ancestry of “fors bourg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fors bourg”

  • faubourg
  • faubourg
  • faubourien
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