Where does “fachuco” come from?
fachuco (Galician) comes from Galician facho, from Galician facha, from Spanish facha, from Italian faccia, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
fachuco (Galician): straw torch
Definitions
- straw torch
Ancestry of “fachuco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | facho | torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw;... |
| 2 | Galician | facha | torch made from a bunch or faggot of straw; large... |
| 3 | Spanish | facha | clothing in poor condition because of overuse;... |
| 4 | Italian | faccia | face; countenance, expression, face; side |
| 5 | Late Latin | facia | — |
| 6 | Latin | faciēs | make, form, shape, figure, configuration |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |