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Where does “foggia” come from?

foggia (Italian) comes from Italian foggiare, from Old French forger, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

foggia (Italian): shape; style; livery

Definitions

  1. shape; style; livery

Ancestry of “foggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianfoggiareTo shape or mould
2Old FrenchforgerAlternative form of forgier
3Latinfabricō—
4Latinfābrica—
5Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
6Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
7Proto-Italicθaβros—
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