forint

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forint

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Borrowed from Hungarian forint, from Italian fiorino (“florin, former currency of Tuscany”), diminutive of fiore, from Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

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masculine forint

In English

forint unit of currency

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"forint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/forint. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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forint. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/forint

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"forint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/forint.

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@misc{forint_2026,
  title = {forint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/forint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}