Where does “forneys” come from?

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

forneys (Middle English): A stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in;...

Definitions

  1. A stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in;...

Ancestry of “forneys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfornaisfurnace
2Latinfornāxa furnace, oven, kiln

Words derived from “forneys

Every word from Latin fornāxEvery word from Old French fornais