Where does “furchetta” come from?

furchetta (Sicilian) comes from Italian forchetta, from Italian forca, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

furchetta (Sicilian): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “furchetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianforchettafork; frog
2Italianforcafork; pitchfork; gallows, hanging tree
3LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Italian forca →Every word from Italian forchetta →