We see forks a lot -at a restaurants, at home, the canteen in school etc... But have you ever wondered how it got there how did it come to be? Well I certainly did ,so I researched it, found out and would love to tell you! The word "fork" comes from the Latin word "Furka" which means Pitchfork. EARLY FORKS. Bone forks were found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age(2400-1900 BC) .In Ancient Egypt big forks were used for cooking. In the Roman Empire bronze and silver forks were used. ORIGINS OF THE FORK It is thought to have originated in ancient Greece but the personal table fork was most likely invented in the Eastern Roman Empire, There they were commonly used by the 4th century. FORK MANIA! In the 9th century in some elite groups in Persia a similar utensil known as " Barjyn"