Where does “faixa” come from?

faixa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese faixa, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

faixa (Galician): band, strip

Definitions

  1. band, strip

Ancestry of “faixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefaixa—
2Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “faixa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Old Portuguese faixa →