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Where does “fac” come from?

fac (English) comes from English faculty, from Middle English faculte, from Old French faculte, from Latin facultās, from Proto-Italic fakelitāts.

fac (English): Initialism of Forward Air Control; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Forward Air Control; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “fac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfacultyThe academic staff at schools, colleges,...
2Middle EnglishfacultePower, skill, capability, capacity; the amount...
3Old Frenchfaculte—
4Latinfacultās—
5Proto-Italicfakelitāts—
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