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
Definitions
- faience industry
Ancestry of “fajanssiteollisuus”, step by step
fajanssiteollisuus 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 |