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Where does “hoguera” come from?

hoguera (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin focaria, from Latin focārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

hoguera (Spanish): campfire; bonfire; stake

Definitions

  1. campfire; bonfire; stake

Ancestry of “hoguera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfocariakitchen maid; cook; housekeeper; concubine
2Latinfocārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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