Etymology

carfax

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Today it means: A junction of four roads. Full definition →

Middle English carfukes ← Latin quadrifurcus
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carfax · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromquadrifurcus“four-pronged, four-forked”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcarfukes
  3. English todaycarfax

From Middle English carfukes, an Anglicisation of Latin quadrifurcus (“four-pronged, four-forked”). Doublet of carfour.

Carfax · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromquadrifurcus“four-pronged, four-forked”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcarfukes
  3. English todayCarfax

From carfax (“a junction of four roads; the main intersection in a town”), from Middle English carfukes, an Anglicisation of Latin quadrifurcus (“four-pronged, four-forked”).

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