Where does “fajanssi” come from?
fajanssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish fajans, from English faience, from French faïence, from Italian faenza, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
fajanssi (Finnish): faience
Definitions
- faience
Ancestry of “fajanssi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fajans | (an item made of) faience |
| 2 | English | faience | A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic; The... |
| 3 | French | faïence | faience |
| 4 | Italian | faenza | faience, majolica |
| 5 | Latin | faventia | nominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | favens | favouring |
| 7 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |