Where does “fornace” come from?

fornace (Middle English) comes from Middle English forneys, from Old French fornais, from Latin fornāx — a furnace, oven, kiln.

fornace (Middle English): Alternative form of forneys

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of forneys

Ancestry of “fornace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishforneysA stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in;...
2Old Frenchfornaisfurnace
3Latinfornāxa furnace, oven, kiln
Every word from Latin fornāx →Every word from Old French fornais →Every word from Middle English forneys →
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