Where does “faex” come from?

faex (English) comes from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

Ancestry of “faex”, step by step

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