Where does “facio” come from?

facio (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

facio (Latin): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “facio”, step by step

facio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic fakjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfakjōto make
2Proto-Italic*θakjō
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Polish facet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfacetguy, fellow, chap
2Latinfacētuselegant, fine

via Proto-Italic fakiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfakiōdo, make

Words derived from “facio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-
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