myEtymology.com: English etymology of carfax

Etymology of the English word carfax

the English word carfax

derived from the Anglo-French word carfuks

derived from the Old French word carrefures

derived from the Latin word quadrifurcus

derived from the Latin word furca (fork; fork; prop)

using the Latin prefix quadri-

derived from the Latin word quattuor (four)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷetwer-

The earliest known usage of carfax in English dates from the 14th century.