carfax

Meaningfour-forked

Common meaning: crossroads where four ways meet

carfaxfour-forkedSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 77 · scan

Journey through time

Late Latinquadrifurcus‘four-forked’source
Middle Englishmeaning shiftsfour-forked → crossroadscarfoukes‘crossroads’source
Englishcarfax‘crossroads where four ways meet’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin quadrifurcus ‘four-forked’.

Roots

quadrifurcus Late Latin “four-forked”

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