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Where does “foyer” come from?

Foyer comes from French foyer, derived from Vulgar Latin focarium, from Latin focarius, composed of Latin focus and the suffix Latin -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

foyer (English): A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a...

Definitions

  1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a...

Ancestry of “foyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoyerhearth; lobby, foyer; home, domicile
2Vulgar Latinfocarium—
3Latinfocārius—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “foyer”

  • foyerlike
  • foyer
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