Where does “fajans” come from?
fajans (Swedish) comes from English faience, from French faïence, from Italian faenza, from Latin faventia, from Latin favens, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
fajans (Swedish): (an item made of) faience
Definitions
- (an item made of) faience
Ancestry of “fajans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faience | A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic; The... |
| 2 | French | faïence | faience |
| 3 | Italian | faenza | faience, majolica |
| 4 | Latin | faventia | nominative neuter plural of favēns; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | favens | favouring |
| 6 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |