Where does “fauxtato” come from?
fauxtato (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.
fauxtato (English): Cauliflower when used as an alternative to...
Definitions
- Cauliflower when used as an alternative to...
Ancestry of “fauxtato”, step by step
fauxtato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |