What does furnāceus mean in Latin?

furnāceus, a adjective, means “of or belonging to an oven, baked in an oven”.

Where does furnāceus come from?

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰr̥nós → Proto-Italic *xʷornos → Proto-Italic *fornos → Latin furnāceus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

furnāceus (feminine furnācea, neuter furnāceum)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	furnāceus	furnācea	furnāceum
genitive	furnāceī	furnāceae	furnāceī
dative	furnāceō	furnāceae	furnāceō
accusative	furnāceum	furnāceam	furnāceum
ablative	furnāceō	furnāceā	furnāceō
vocative	furnācee	furnācea	furnāceum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	furnāceī	furnāceae	furnācea
genitive	furnāceōrum	furnāceārum	furnāceōrum
dative	furnāceīs	furnāceīs	furnāceīs
accusative	furnāceōs	furnāceās	furnācea
ablative	furnāceīs	furnāceīs	furnāceīs
vocative	furnāceī	furnāceae	furnācea

furnācĕus, a, um, adj. furnus,

I. of or belonging to an oven, baked in an oven: panis, Plin. 18, 11, 27, § 105.

Latin furnus Latin -āceus Latin furnāceus From furnus (“oven”) + -āceus.

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