Where does “aforar” come from?

aforar (Spanish) comes from Spanish fuero, from Old Spanish fuero, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.

aforar (Spanish): to gauge, measure; to pass a law

Definitions

  1. to gauge, measure; to pass a law

Ancestry of “aforar”, step by step

aforar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish fuero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfuerocharter; law, local law; law, laws
2Old Spanishfuero
3Latinforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
4Proto-Italic*foromforum

via Spanish foro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishforoforum

Words derived from “aforar

Every word from Proto-Italic *foromEvery word from Latin forumEvery word from Old Spanish fuero