Where does “fornicatory” come from?

fornicatory (English) comes from English fornicate, from Latin fornicātus, from Latin fornicor, from Latin fornix, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

fornicatory (English): Of or pertaining to fornication

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to fornication

Ancestry of “fornicatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfornicateShaped like an arch or vault; resembling a...
2Latinfornicātusarched, vaulted
3LatinfornicorI fornicate, commit fornication
4Latinfornixarch, vault; brothel
5Latinfurnusoven; bakery
6Proto-Italicfornos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
8Indo-European*gʷʰer-—
Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós →Every word from Proto-Italic fornos →