Where does “fajanssiastia” come from?
fajanssiastia (Finnish) comes from Finnish fajanssi, from Swedish fajans, from English faience, from French faïence, from Italian faenza, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō — to notice.
fajanssiastia (Finnish): faience dish
Definitions
- faience dish
Ancestry of “fajanssiastia”, step by step
fajanssiastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fajanssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fajanssi | faience |
| 2 | Swedish | fajans | (an item made of) faience |
| 3 | English | faience | A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic; The... |
| 4 | French | faïence | faience |
| 5 | Italian | faenza | faience, majolica |
| 6 | Latin | faventia | nominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | favens | favouring |
| 8 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |
via Finnish astia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | astia | container, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin |