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Where does “foce” come from?

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

foce (Italian): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “foce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfocem—
2Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
3Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

Words derived from “foce”

  • sfociare
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