LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

for.

to speak, talk, say

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔr]

to speak, talk, say
conjugation-1 · defective · deponent

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for Inherited from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”). It is unclear why the verb is deponent.

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