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Where does “факс” come from?

факс (Mongolian) comes from Russian факс, from Spanish fax, from English fax, from English facts, from English fact, from English factness, from English -ness, from Middle English -nesse — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

факс (Mongolian): fax

Definitions

  1. fax

Ancestry of “факс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфаксfax
2Spanishfaxfax
3EnglishfaxThe hair of the head; A fax machine or a document...
4Englishfactsplural of fact
5EnglishfactSomething actual as opposed to invented;...
6EnglishfactnessThe quality of being based on facts; The quality...
7English-nessAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the...
8Middle English-nesseAffixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns...
9Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
10Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
11Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
12Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
13Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
14Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
15Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “факс”

  • факсдах
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