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Where does “feu” come from?

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

feu (Old French): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “feu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfocusfire
2Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “feu”

  • fuel
  • biofuel
  • refuel
  • fuelwood
  • woodfuel
  • oxyfuel
  • nonfuel
  • multifuel
  • refueler
  • fueler
  • fuelless
  • refuelable
  • agrofuel
  • refuellable
  • fioul
  • fewell
  • feuaille
  • fouaille
  • feu
  • faeu
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