Where does “foz” come from?

foz (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese foz, from Vulgar Latin focem, from Latin faux, from Latin fauces — throat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

foz (Portuguese): mouth of a river

Definitions

  1. mouth of a river

Ancestry of “foz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefoz—
2Vulgar Latinfocem—
3Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
4Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

Words derived from “foz”

Every word from Latin fauces →Every word from Latin faux →Every word from Vulgar Latin focem →