Where does “faro” come from?
faro (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.
Ancestry of “faro”, step by step