Where does “fieces” come from?

fieces (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese fiezes, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

fieces (Asturian): foam left by butter when cooked

Definitions

  1. foam left by butter when cooked

Ancestry of “fieces”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesefiezesimpurities
2Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
3Proto-Italicfaiks—
4Proto-Italicfraiks—
Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →Every word from Proto-Italic faiks →Every word from Latin faex →