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Where does “faccenda” come from?

faccenda (Italian) comes from Latin facienda, from Latin faciendus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

faccenda (Italian): task, labour; issue, matter, affair, business,...

Definitions

  1. task, labour; issue, matter, affair, business,...

Ancestry of “faccenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaciendanominative feminine singular of faciendus;...
2Latinfacienduswhich is to be done or made
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “faccenda”

  • sfaccendare
  • sfaccendato
  • affaccendare
  • affaccendamento
  • faccendiere
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