English
furciform
Furciform comes from Latin furca ‘fork’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfurca‘fork’
- Englishtodayfurciform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfurca‘fork’
- Englishtodayfurciform
Formed from -iform
Linked words
through Latin furca ‘fork’
Today it means
adj fork-shaped
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin furca / furciform