Where does “fauce” come from?

fauce (Italian) comes from Latin faux, from Latin fauces — throat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

fauce (Italian): jaw; mouth

Definitions

  1. jaw; mouth

Ancestry of “fauce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
2Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...
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