Where does “martelfaco” come from?

martelfaco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto martelo, from Medieval Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

martelfaco (Esperanto): the head of a hammer

Definitions

  1. the head of a hammer

Ancestry of “martelfaco”, step by step

martelfaco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto martelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomartelohammer
2Medieval Latinmartellushammer
3LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Esperanto faco

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 Proto-Indo-European -no- →