Where does “fora” come from?

fora (Romanian) comes from French forer, from Latin forō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

fora (Romanian): to drill

Definitions

  1. to drill

Ancestry of “fora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchforerto bore; to drill
2Latinforōto bore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Latin forō →Every word from French forer →