furtum etymology

Latin word furtum comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr (Thief.)

Detailed word origin of furtum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰrewe- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰrē- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) to carry, to bear, to carry, transport, to carry, bear
*bʰṓr Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Thief.
*fōr Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Thief.
fur Latin (lat) A thief.
furtum Latin (lat) Theft.

Words with the same origin as furtum

Descendants of *bʰrewe-
forsitan forte fortis fortuna furor occidere occidi occisus