Where does “фойе́” come from?

фойе́ (Russian) comes from French foyer, from Vulgar Latin focarium, from Latin focārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

фойе́ (Russian): lobby, foyer (in a theater, cinema, etc.)

Definitions

  1. lobby, foyer (in a theater, cinema, etc.)

Ancestry of “фойе́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoyerhearth; lobby, foyer; home, domicile
2Vulgar Latinfocarium—
3Latinfocāriusa kitchen-boy
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “фойе́”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Latin focārius →