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Where does “forro” come from?
forro (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic حر, from Arabic حُرّ — free, noble, virtuous.
Ancestry of “forro”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
حر
free; unimpeded; set free, freedman
2
Arabic
حُرّ
free, noble, virtuous
Words derived from “forro”
forro
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