Where does “tergifari” come from?

tergifari (Italian) comes from Italian faro, from Latin pharus, from French phare, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

tergifari (Italian): headlight wipers

Definitions

  1. headlight wipers

Ancestry of “tergifari”, step by step

tergifari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian faro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarolighthouse; headlight, headlamp
2Latinpharuslighthouse
3Frenchphareleading, signature, key, flagship; lighthouse;...
4Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
5Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

via Italian tergere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantergereto wipe clean; to clear
2LatintergoAlternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρος →Every word from French phare →