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fornix.

arch, vault, vaulted opening; monument arch; brothel, cellar for prostitution;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɔr.nɪks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔr.niks]

  1. arch, vault

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. arch, vault the arch of heaven

    declension-3 · masculine · poetic

  3. cellar; crypt brothel situated in a cellar

    declension-3 · euphemistic · masculine

  4. cellar; crypt basis or foundation (of an idea)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably akin to Latin fornāx and furnus, fornus (“furnace”), and derived from the latter as *fornikos (“vaulted like a furnace”): typologically compare Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”) beside καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”), both possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, to curve”).

noun[ˈfɔr.nɪks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔr.niks]

  1. furnace; oven

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Conflation with fornāx.

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