Etymology

forensics

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Today it means: The study of formal debate; rhetoric. Full definition →

English forensic ← Latin forēnsis ← Proto-Italic *forom
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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. Englishforensic
  9. English todayforensics

From forensic + -s.

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