Where does “fécule” come from?
fécule (French) comes from Latin faecula, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.
fécule (French): starch from potatoes, manioc etc
Definitions
- starch from potatoes, manioc etc
Ancestry of “fécule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | faecula | tartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine |
| 2 | Latin | faex | sediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | faiks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fraiks | — |
Words derived from “fécule”