furca
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A two-pronged fork, pitchfork.
- A fork-shaped prop, pole or stake.
- An instrument of punishment, a frame in the form of a fork, which was placed on a culprit's neck, while his hands were fastened to the two ends; yoke.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerk(ʷ)- derived from Proto-Germanic *furkaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (post, pole, fear, board, beam, frighten, trunk).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*perg-
Gloss
post, pole, fear, board, beam, frighten, trunk
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bifurcate English
- bifurcately English
- bifurcation English
- bifurcative English
- bifurcator English
- dungfork English
- fork English
- forkable English
- forkball English
- forkbeard English
- forken English
- forker English
- forkful English
- forkhead English
- forkless English
- forklift English
- forklike English
- forkmaker English
- forktail English
- forkweed English
- forky English
- furciferous English
- furciform English
- furcula English
- hayfork English
- meatfork English
- multifork English
- pitchfork English
- prefork English
- shakefork English
- *furcatūra Latin
- *infurcāre Latin
- *infurcō Latin
- bifurcatus Latin
- bifurcātus Latin
- en Latin
- furcatus Latin
- furcifer Latin
- furcilla Latin
- furcula Latin
- trifurcifer Latin
- forca Italian
- forcaiolo Italian
- forchetta Italian
- fork Dutch, Flemish
- forca Spanish, Castilian
- forqueta Spanish, Castilian
- horca Spanish, Castilian
- horcón Spanish, Castilian
- horquilla Spanish, Castilian
- *perg- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰerk(ʷ)- Proto-Indo-European
- forca Portuguese
- *ferkalaz Proto-Germanic
- *furkaz Proto-Germanic
- *furklaz Proto-Germanic
- *furkô Proto-Germanic
- *furkǭ Proto-Germanic
- フォーク Japanese
- forca Old English
- force Old English
- forke Middle English
- forc Irish
- forkr Old Norse
- fork Danish
- forko Esperanto
- forca Catalan, Valencian
- forquilla Catalan, Valencian
- forca Galician
- forcado Galician
- furco Galician
- furcea Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- furculiță Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- furcă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- furcătură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- înfurci Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- horka Cebuano
- fforc Welsh
- fforch Welsh
- vorke Middle Dutch
- furka Old High German
- forc Old Irish
- fourque Norman
- fourtchi Norman
- frouque Norman
- furka Old Dutch
- forca Old Portuguese
- furcã Aromanian
- nfurcu Aromanian
- 포크 Korean
- furketta Maltese
- fuorcha Romansh
- fuortga Romansh
- furchetta Romansh
- furtga Romansh
- furtgetta Romansh
- imfologo Zulu
- forcje Friulian
- forke Old Frisian
- furke Old Frisian
- forca Old Spanish
- furchetta Sicilian
- pok Tok Pisin
- Fuurke Saterland Frisian
- forque xno
- forcafæra Ligurian
- forcón Ligurian
- forçìnn-a Ligurian
- fórca Ligurian
- fuarca Dalmatian
- imfologo Swati
- *forx Proto-Brythonic
- forku Sranan Tongo
- forque ONF.
- fók Chuukese
- faank Fiji Hindi
- fok West Uvean
- fook Kumak