Where does “frágua” come from?
frágua (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese frauga, from Vulgar Latin frabica, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.
frágua (Portuguese): forge; furnace
Ancestry of “frágua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | frauga | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | frabica | — |
| 3 | Latin | fābrica | — |
| 4 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |