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Where does “faex” come from?

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

faex (Latin): sediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...

Definitions

  1. sediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...

Ancestry of “faex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfaiks—
2Proto-Italicfraiks—

Words derived from “faex”

  • feces
  • feculent
  • fecula
  • paleofeces
  • pseudofeces
  • fæculent
  • pack fudge
  • faeceus
  • faecalis
  • faeces
  • defeco
  • defaeco
  • defecatus
  • defaecatus
  • faecea
  • defaecans
  • defaecandus
  • defecaturus
  • defecare
  • defecandus
  • defecans
  • defaecaturus
  • faecula
  • defecate
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