English
furca
Furca comes from New Latin furca ‘two-pronged fork’.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900furca‘two-pronged fork’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900furca‘two-pronged fork’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
Earliest quotation: 2023, A.V. Izrailskaia, V.V. Besprozvannykh: “Сaudal duct splits up in front of furcae into…”
Linked words
through New Latin furca ‘two-pronged fork’
Today it means
noun A forked structure, a fork-like part.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin furca / furca