Where does “feccioso” come from?
feccioso (Italian) comes from Italian feccia, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.
feccioso (Italian): dreggy, turbid, cloudy
Ancestry of “feccioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | feccia | dregs; trash |
| 2 | Latin | faex | sediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | faiks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fraiks | — |