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

Definitions

  1. forge; furnace

Ancestry of “frágua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefrauga—
2Vulgar Latinfrabica—
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →