Where does “faianță” come from?
faianță (Romanian) comes from French faïence, from Italian faenza, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
faianță (Romanian): faience, ceramic tile
Definitions
- faience, ceramic tile
Ancestry of “faianță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faïence | faience |
| 2 | Italian | faenza | faience, majolica |
| 3 | Latin | faventia | nominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | favens | favouring |
| 5 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |