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Where does “faiar” come from?

faiar (Galician) comes from Galician faia, from Old Portuguese faia, from Latin fagea, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

faiar (Galician): to tile with boards

Definitions

  1. to tile with boards

Ancestry of “faiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfaiabeech, especially the common beech
2Old Portuguesefaia—
3Latinfageabeech
4Latinfāgus—
5Proto-Italicfāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “faiar”

  • faiado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →