Where does “факлоносец” come from?
факлоносец (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian факел, from German Fackel, from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
факлоносец (Macedonian): torchbearer
Definitions
- torchbearer
Ancestry of “факлоносец”, step by step
факлоносец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian факел
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | факел | torch |
| 2 | German | Fackel | torch |
| 3 | Middle High German | vackel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | faccala | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fakkulā | — |
| 6 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 7 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |
via Macedonian носи
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | носи | to carry, bear; to bring; to wear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |