Where does “forban” come from?
forban (Romanian) comes from French forban, from Middle French fourban, from Old French forsban, from Old French forbenir, from Frankish *frabannijan, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
forban (Romanian): pirate
Definitions
- pirate
Ancestry of “forban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | forban | pirate; rogue, scoundrel; an unscrupulous... |
| 2 | Middle French | fourban | — |
| 3 | Old French | forsban | — |
| 4 | Old French | forbenir | to banish |
| 5 | Frankish | *frabannijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |