English
furacity
Furacity comes from Latin fūrāx ‘thievish’, from fūr ‘thief’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to carry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰṓr‘thief’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fōr‘thief’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūr‘thief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūrāx‘thievish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1790furacity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰṓr‘thief’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fōr‘thief’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūr‘thief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūrāx‘thievish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1790furacity
Earliest quotation: 1790, Edward Umfreville: “they are ſly, cunning, and artful to a great…”
Formed from -acity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to carry’
different, offer, difference, bar, birth, reference, bear, prefer, transfer, broad, bread, relative, suffer, relation, fortune, translation, relate, extraordinary, barrel, burden, differ, barn, referendum, bore, baron, breeze, referee, bark, frustration, translate, borne, fertile, fertility, berth, broom, phosphate, barrow, embargo, fret, extravagant, 155 more
through Proto-Italic *fōr ‘thief’
through Latin fūr ‘thief’
Today it means
noun The habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / furacity