Where does “faro” come from?

faro (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic farwaz, from Proto-Germanic fargwaz, from Proto-Indo-European porḱwós, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

faro (Old Saxon): colored

Definitions

  1. colored

Ancestry of “faro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfarwazcolored, colorful
2Proto-Germanicfargwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanporḱwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →