Where does “facon” come from?

facon (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto faco, 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 frequently hired out; a hackney.

facon (Esperanto): accusative singular of faco

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of faco

Ancestry of “facon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofacoface
2Galicianfacaa large pocketknife; knife; a mare
3Old Frenchhaque—
4Middle Englishhack—
5EnglishHackneywhere once upon a time many horses were pastured
6Middle EnglishhakeneyA breed of small horse for riding upon frequently hired out; a hackney
Every word from Middle English hakeney →