Where does “Fakaofoan” come from?
Fakaofoan (English) comes from English Fakaofo, from Tokelauan ofo, from English offer, from Middle English offer, from Old English offrian, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Fakaofoan (English): Of or relating to Fakaofo, an atoll in Tokelau; A...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Fakaofo, an atoll in Tokelau; A...
Ancestry of “Fakaofoan”, step by step
Fakaofoan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fakaofo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fakaofo | A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group |
| 2 | Tokelauan | ofo | surprise |
| 3 | English | offer | A proposal that has been made; Something put... |
| 4 | Middle English | offer | — |
| 5 | Old English | offrian | to offer |
| 6 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |