Where does “fecula” come from?

fecula (English) comes from French fécule, from Latin faecula, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

fecula (English): Starchy sediment extracted from plants,...

Definitions

  1. Starchy sediment extracted from plants,...

Ancestry of “fecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchféculestarch from potatoes, manioc etc
2Latinfaeculatartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine
3Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
4Proto-Italicfaiks—
5Proto-Italicfraiks—
Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →Every word from Proto-Italic faiks →Every word from Latin faex →