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in Old English the word 'forca' was a forked instrument used by torturers. Table forks were not used in England until the 15th Century. The name may have been 'borrowed' from the earlier instrument of torture or possibly from the Old French word 'forque' which translated as 'to divide into branches'. The real origin in uncertain

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The word "fork" originates from Old English and has Germanic roots, deriving from the word "forca". It ultimately can be traced back to the Latin word "furca", meaning "pitchfork" or "fork".

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