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Where does “forno” come from?

forno (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

forno (Old Portuguese): furnace

Definitions

  1. furnace

Ancestry of “forno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfurnusoven; bakery
2Proto-Italicfornos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
4Indo-European*gʷʰer-—

Words derived from “forno”

  • forno
  • forno
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