fourgon etymology

French word fourgon comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.), Latin furo (I rave or rage.)

Detailed word origin of fourgon

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰébʰrus Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Beaver.
furo Latin (lat) I rave or rage.
*bʰṓr Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Thief.
*furicare Latin (lat)
*fōr Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Thief.
fur Latin (lat) A thief.
*furico Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
fourgon French (fra) (archaic) coach, wagon. (archaic, military) truck. (rail) goods wagon, freight car. Minivan. Poker, fire poker. Van.

Words with the same origin as fourgon

Descendants of *bʰébʰrus
bièvre
Descendants of furo
fourgonnette furax fureur furibard furibond furie furieux