Etymology of the English word foreword
the English word
forewordderived from the English word
literalderived from the Old French word
literalderived from the Latin word
litteralis (belonging, pertaining to writing, letters)
derived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
derived from the Latin word
literalisderived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
using the English prefix
fore-derived from the English word
forederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the English word
wordderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wurdanDate
The earliest known usage of foreword in English dates from the 19th century.
