Where does “faze” come from?
Faze derives from Old English fēsian, from Old English fȳsan, from Proto-Germanic funsijaną, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root pent- meaning to push or drive.
faze (English): To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put...
Definitions
- To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put...
Ancestry of “faze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | fazer | to make; to play; to pretend to be; to turn; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | fazer | — |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |