Where does “Phar” come from?

Phar (Luxembourgish) comes from French phare, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

Phar (Luxembourgish): lighthouse; headlight, headlamp

Definitions

  1. lighthouse; headlight, headlamp

Ancestry of “Phar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphareleading, signature, key, flagship; lighthouse;...
2Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
3Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρος →Every word from French phare →