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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

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “faco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfacaa large pocketknife; knife; a mare
2Old Frenchhaque—
3Middle Englishhack—
4EnglishHackney—
5Middle EnglishhakeneyA breed of small horse for riding upon ; a...

Words derived from “faco”

  • faceto
  • facon
Every word from Middle English hakeney →