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Where does “faroche” come from?

faroche (Old French) comes from Old French forasche, from Latin forāsticus, from Latin forās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

faroche (Old French): untamed; wild

Definitions

  1. untamed; wild

Ancestry of “faroche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforasche—
2Latinforāsticus—
3Latinforās—
4Latin-ās—
5Latin-ātis—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “faroche”

  • farouche
  • farouche
  • effarouchement
  • effaroucher
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