Where does “Fårö” come from?
Fårö (English) comes from English Pharaoh, from French pharaon, from Middle French pharaon, from Old French faraon, from Late Latin pharao, from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.
Fårö (English): A Baltic Sea island just north of the Swedish island of Gotland
Definitions
- A Baltic Sea island just north of the Swedish island of Gotland
Ancestry of “Fårö”, step by step
Fårö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pharaoh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pharaoh | Alternative form of pharaoh |
| 2 | French | pharaon | pharaoh |
| 3 | Middle French | pharaon | pharaoh |
| 4 | Old French | faraon | pharaoh |
| 5 | Late Latin | pharao | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαραώ | Pharaoh |
| 7 | Hebrew | פַּרְעֹה | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | pr-ꜥꜣ | great house |
| 9 | Egyptian | ꜥꜣ | here; there; big, great, important |
via Portuguese faro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | faro | sense of smell, especially that of an animal; the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Faaron | — |
| 3 | Arabic | هَارُون | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | אַהֲרֹן | — |
via Swedish Fårö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Fårö | Fårö |