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Where does “focarius” come from?

focarius (Late Latin) comes from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

focarius (Late Latin): a kitchen-boy; that which concerns the hearth

Definitions

  1. a kitchen-boy; that which concerns the hearth

Ancestry of “focarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “focarius”

  • foyer
  • foyerlike
  • foyer
  • фойе́
  • фойе
  • foyer
  • Foyer
  • foyer
  • ֆոյե
  • focarium
  • foye
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