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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: fare from Old English fær, faru, faran

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【fare】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "fare, journey"
from Old English "fær, faru, faran"



[WORD ROOT]root fare
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fare, fari, ferr
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fær, faru, faran
[MEANING]root fare, journey

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

  • 【Old English】 fær ⑴[from færan] calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack; ⑵journey, road, passage, expedition
  • 【Old English】 faru [fem. of faran] journey, expedition, companions, baggage
  • 【Old English】 faran condition of being or doing well; to go

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

fare, farewell, ferry, warfare, welfare

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

 

 



fare [noun] from fare
【DEFINITION】 A fare is the money that you pay for a journey that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.
【ROOTs】 fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English farancondition of being or doing well; to go
【DERIVATIVEs】 farer, fare

farewell [noun] from fare
【DEFINITION】 ① something that you say to a person who is leaving; goodbye
② an act of leaving
【pl.】 farewells
【COMPOSITION】 fare + well
【ROOTs】 fare; fare well;
【Etymology】 《Old English farancondition of being or doing well; to go

ferry [noun] from fare
【DEFINITION】 A ferry is a boat that transports passengers and sometimes also vehicles, usually across rivers or short stretches of sea.
【pl.】 ferries
【ROOTs】 ferr(fare); fare y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English farancondition of being or doing well; to go

warfare [noun] from fare
【DEFINITION】 Warfare is the activity of fighting a war.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 war; war fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English farancondition of being or doing well; to go

welfare [noun] from welfare 〈 fare
【DEFINITION】 The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 well-being
【COMPOSITION】 well + fare
【ROOTs】 wel(well); fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English farancondition of being or doing well; to go
【First Known Meaning】 condition of being or doing well


Other word list containing fare; farer, seafaring, thoroughfare, wayfarer

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

far-, fat-, fam-
famili
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
estim
esse, ess-
erg-, org-, urg-

 

 

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