Where does “faïence” come from?

faïence (French) comes from Italian faenza, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.

faïence (French): faience

Definitions

  1. faience

Ancestry of “faïence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfaenzafaience, majolica
2Latinfaventianominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative...
3Latinfavensfavouring
4Latinfaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice

Words derived from “faïence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →Every word from Latin faveō →Every word from Latin favens →