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Where does “faucetless” come from?

faucetless (English) comes from English faucet, from Middle English faucet, from Old French fausset, from Latin faux, from Latin fauces — throat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

faucetless (English): Without a faucet

Definitions

  1. Without a faucet

Ancestry of “faucetless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaucetAn exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a...
2Middle Englishfaucetfaucet
3Old Frenchfausset—
4Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
5Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...
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