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Where does “focaria” come from?

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

focaria (Vulgar Latin): kitchen maid; cook; housekeeper; concubine

Definitions

  1. kitchen maid; cook; housekeeper; concubine

Ancestry of “focaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfocārius—
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “focaria”

  • hoguera
  • focaia
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →