fork
/ˈfɔːk/FAWRK
/ˈfɔɹk/FAWRK
Meaninga pitchfork
Common meaning: a pronged tool
- forkpitchfork with two tinesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 795 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinfurca, -ae‘pitchfork with two tines’
- Englishmeaning shiftspitchfork with two tines → a pronged toolfork‘a pronged tool’ · today
fork also in: bifurcate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin furca ‘pitchfork with two tines’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry furca, p. 795 · dictionary scan
Roots
- furca, -ae Latin “pitchfork with two tines”
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