forensics

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-
Proto-Italic *θworom
Proto-Italic *fworom
Proto-Italic *forom
Latin forum
Etruscanbor.?
Italicbor.?
Proto-Indo-European *-wénts
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-wenttisder.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.?
Latin -ēnsis
Latin forēnsis
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
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Latin -icusbor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English forensic
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ms
Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.
Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s
Proto-Germanic *-ōz
Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English forensics

    From forensic + -s.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fəˈɹɛn.zɪks/

    Noun

    forensics (uncountable)

    1. The study of formal debate; rhetoric.
    2. A type of rhetoric or debate society or club, particularly one affiliated with a school.
    3. Forensic science.

    Derived terms

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