Where does “furnal” come from?

furnal (Romanian) comes from French fourneau, from Middle French fourneau, from Old French fornel, from Old French forn, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

furnal (Romanian): furnace

Definitions

  1. furnace

Ancestry of “furnal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfourneaustove; chamber; beggar, hobo
2Middle Frenchfourneaufurnace
3Old Frenchfornel—
4Old Frenchfornoven
5Latinfurnusoven; bakery
6Proto-Italicfornos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
8Indo-European*gʷʰer-—
Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós →Every word from Proto-Italic fornos →