Where does “focacia” come from?
focacia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin focacius, from Latin -acius, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
focacia (Vulgar Latin): a kind of bread or other food baked on a fire
Definitions
- a kind of bread or other food baked on a fire
Ancestry of “focacia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | focacius | of or belonging to the hearth, focal |
| 2 | Latin | -acius | Misspelling of -āceus |
| 3 | Latin | -aceus | -aceous; resembling, having the nature of,... |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “focacia”