Word origin
[1535–45, for an earlier sense;
fore- +
face]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agglutination, intercept, suture, tracer, twangfore- is a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,”etc. Other words that use the affix fore- include: forecast, forecastle, forehead, foreman, foretell