orfèvre

French

noun

Definitions

goldsmith, silversmith

Etymology

Inherited from Latin faber (craftsman, skillful, forger, artisan, smith).

Origin

Latin

faber

Gloss

craftsman, skillful, forger, artisan, smith

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Faber English
Fabre English
Faberius Latin
faber Latin
Favre French
orfèvrerie French
orfebre Spanish, Castilian
orfebrería Spanish, Castilian
făurar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
*faβros Proto-Italic
favro Dalmatian