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 ; a...
facon (Esperanto): accusative singular of faco
Definitions
- accusative singular of faco
Ancestry of “facon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | faco | face |
| 2 | Galician | faca | a large pocketknife; knife; a mare |
| 3 | Old French | haque | — |
| 4 | Middle English | hack | — |
| 5 | English | Hackney | — |
| 6 | Middle English | hakeney | A breed of small horse for riding upon ; a... |