Etymograph

English

Forlì

Forlì comes from Italian Forlì, from Latin forum ‘market’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwór-o-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θworomreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fworomreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*forom‘forum’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforum‘market’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEForum Līviī
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentForlì
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwór-o-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θworomreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fworomreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*forom‘forum’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforum‘market’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEForum Līviī
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentForlì
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin forum ‘market’

forum, forensic, fora, 4 more

Today it means

name A city and comune, the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o- / Forlì

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