Where does “fauxhawk” come from?
fauxhawk (English) comes from English faux, from French faux, from Middle French faux, from Middle French faulx, from Old French fauz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
fauxhawk (English): An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a...
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- An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a...
Ancestry of “fauxhawk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | faux | fake or artificial |
| 2 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 3 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 4 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 5 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 6 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |
Words derived from “fauxhawk”