foret etymology

French word foret comes from French -et (Suffix indicating diminution or affection.), French forer (To bore; to drill (to make a hole).)

Detailed word origin of foret

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-et French (fra) Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
forer French (fra) To bore; to drill (to make a hole).
foret French (fra) Drill bit (driving part of a drill).

Words with the same origin as foret

Descendants of -et
beignet boulet brevet cabriolet cachet chapelet coquette cornet couplet crochet croquet filet frisquet gigoter livret minet mollet navet papoter parquet pistolet poignet sachet tantinet
Descendants of forer
forage foreuse