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Where does “facha” come from?

facha (Galician) comes from Spanish facha, from Italian faccia, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.

facha (Galician): torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw; large...

Definitions

  1. torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw; large...

Ancestry of “facha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfachaclothing in poor condition because of overuse;...
2Italianfacciaface; countenance, expression, face; side
3Late Latinfacia—
4Latinfaciēs—
5Latinfaciō—
6Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
7Latin-tōrius—
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōr—
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “facha”

  • facho
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