Where does “faecula” come from?

faecula (Latin) comes from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

faecula (Latin): tartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine

Definitions

  1. tartar deposited in a form of a crust by wine

Ancestry of “faecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
2Proto-Italicfaiks—
3Proto-Italicfraiks—

Words derived from “faecula”

Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →Every word from Proto-Italic faiks →Every word from Latin faex →