forban

French

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) pirate
  • rogue, scoundrel; an unscrupulous individual capable of any wrongdoing

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French fourban inherited from Old French forsban derived from Frankish *firbannjan, furbannjan, *furbannjan (ban, banish) derived from Proto-Germanic *fra- (for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bhā- (say, pronounce).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bhā-

Gloss

say, pronounce

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