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Etymology of the English word foreword

the English word foreword
derived from the English word literal
derived from the Old French word literal
derived 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 littera
derived from the Greek word diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
derived from the Latin word literalis
derived from the Humanistic Latin word littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word littera
derived from the Greek word diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
using the English prefix fore-
derived from the English word fore
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per
derived from the English word word
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurdan

Date

The earliest known usage of foreword in English dates from the 19th century.



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