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Where does “forja” come from?

forja (Romanian) comes from French forger, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

forja (Romanian): forge

Definitions

  1. forge

Ancestry of “forja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchforgerTo fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to...
2Latinfabricāre—
3Frenchfabriquerto make; to create; to do, a more polite than...
4Latinfabricō—
5Latinfābrica—
6Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
7Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
8Proto-Italicθaβros—
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