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
Ancestry of “faroche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | forasche | — |
| 2 | Latin | forāsticus | — |
| 3 | Latin | forās | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ās | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ātis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “faroche”