English
fourgon
Fourgon comes from French fourgon ‘poker, fire poker’, and goes back to Latin furō ‘to steal’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfurō‘to steal’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*furicōnemreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfourgon‘poker, fire poker’
- Englishearliest quotation 1942same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfurō‘to steal’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*furicōnemreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfourgon‘poker, fire poker’
- Englishearliest quotation 1942same form
Earliest quotation: 1942, Notes and News: The London-Paris Club Trains: “The usual composition of the L.C.D.R. train was three…”
Linked words
through Latin furō ‘to steal’
Today it means
noun A French baggage wagon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin furō / fourgon