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Where does “facho” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “facho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfachatorch made from a bunch or faggot of straw; large...
2Spanishfachaclothing in poor condition because of overuse;...
3Italianfacciaface; countenance, expression, face; side
4Late Latinfacia—
5Latinfaciēs—
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →