furcate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromfurca“fork”
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromfurcātus“forked, branched”
3. English todayfurcate

From Medieval Latin furcātus (“forked, branched”), from Latin furca (“fork”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French fourchu. The verb was formed by metanalysis or as if from Latin furcō (“to fork”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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