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Where does “Faenza” come from?

Faenza (Italian) comes from Latin Faventia, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.

Ancestry of “Faenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFaventia—
2Latinfaventianominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative...
3Latinfavensfavouring
4Latinfaveō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice

Words derived from “Faenza”

  • faience
  • faïencerie
  • faïence
  • faïencier
  • faiança
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →