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Where does the word "forum" come from? It comes from Latin forum, and was adopted directly into English (1530s).
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Where does the word "forum" come from? It comes from Latin forum, and was adopted directly into English (1530s).
Forum’s story begins in Latin: forum meant “marketplace.” The public square of a Roman town. It reached English by 1530s as forum. Internet 'forums' date from the 1980s. Today, forum means a place for public discussion.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient forum "marketplace", the public square of a Roman town.
- Stage 2 · English · 1530s forum "public square", internet 'forums' date from the 1980s.