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Where does “foyer” come from?

foyer (French) comes from Vulgar Latin focarium, from Latin focārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

foyer (French): hearth; lobby, foyer; home, domicile

Definitions

  1. hearth; lobby, foyer; home, domicile

Ancestry of “foyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfocarium—
2Latinfocārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “foyer”

  • foyer
  • foyerlike
  • foyer
  • фойе́
  • фойе
  • Foyer
  • foyer
  • ֆոյե
  • foye
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