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Where does “φούρνος” come from?

φούρνος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φοῦρνος, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

φούρνος (Greek): oven; bakery, baker's shop; furnace

Definitions

  1. oven; bakery, baker's shop; furnace

Ancestry of “φούρνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφοῦρνος—
2Latinfurnusoven; bakery
3Proto-Italicfornos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
5Indo-European*gʷʰer-—

Words derived from “φούρνος”

  • Dufour
  • hornito
  • fourneau
  • furnus
  • furnaceus
  • furnarius
  • hornear
  • hornada
  • horno
  • enhornar
  • fornello
  • infornare
  • sfornare
  • fornaio
  • forno
  • vapoforno
  • four
  • enfournement
  • fourneau
  • Dufour
  • fournée
  • enfourner
  • fournil
  • forno
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