Where does “fagel” come from?

fagel (Cornish) comes from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fagel (Cornish): flame, inflammation

Definitions

  1. flame, inflammation

Ancestry of “fagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaculasmall torch
2Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “fagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →