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Where does “Faviḍḍa” come from?
Faviḍḍa (Sicilian) comes from Latin favilla, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “Faviḍḍa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
favilla
ember, cinder, ash
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰewh₂-
smoke; mist, haze
Words derived from “Faviḍḍa”
Failla
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