Where does “faco” come from?
faco (Esperanto) comes from Galician faca, from Old French haque, from Middle English hack, from English Hackney, from Middle English hakeney — A breed of small horse for riding upon ; a...
faco (Esperanto): face
Ancestry of “faco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | faca | a large pocketknife; knife; a mare |
| 2 | Old French | haque | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hack | — |
| 4 | English | Hackney | — |
| 5 | Middle English | hakeney | A breed of small horse for riding upon ; a... |
Words derived from “faco”