Where does “fajanssiteollisuus” come from?
fajanssiteollisuus (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.
fajanssiteollisuus (Finnish): faience industry
Ancestry of “fajanssiteollisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | fajanssi | faience |
| 2 | Swedish | fajans | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |