Where does “faquin” come from?

faquin (French) comes from Italian facchino, from Sicilian facchinu, from Arabic فَقِيه — theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...

faquin (French): porter

Definitions

  1. porter

Ancestry of “faquin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfacchinoporter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...
2Sicilianfacchinujurist called upon to settle disputes related to...
3Arabicفَقِيهtheologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...
Every word from Arabic فَقِيه →Every word from Sicilian facchinu →Every word from Italian facchino →