Etymology

forensic

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Today it means: Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. Full definition →

Latin forēnsis ← Proto-Italic *forom ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwór-o-
  3. Proto-Italic*θworom
  4. Proto-Italic*fworom
  5. Proto-Italic*forom
  6. Latinforum
  7. Latinforēnsis
  8. English todayforensic

From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

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