Where does “facha” come from?

facha (Old Spanish) comes from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

facha (Old Spanish): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “facha”, step by step

facha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French hache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhacheaxe
2Vulgar Latin*happia—
3Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
4Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

via Vulgar Latin fascla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfascla—
2Latinfascula—

Words derived from “facha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →Every word from Frankish happja →