Where does “sfociare” come from?

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

sfociare (Italian): to flow (into) (especially of a river joining a larger one or a lake, sea); to disembogue

Definitions

  1. to flow (into) (especially of a river joining a larger one or a lake, sea); to disembogue

Ancestry of “sfociare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfocemouth
2Vulgar Latinfocem
3Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
4Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...
Every word from Latin faucesEvery word from Latin fauxEvery word from Vulgar Latin focem
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