Where does “facundia” come from?

facundia (Spanish) comes from Latin facundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

facundia (Spanish): eloquence; gift of the gab

Definitions

  1. eloquence; gift of the gab

Ancestry of “facundia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacundiaeloquence; vocative singular of fācundia;...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius
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