Where does “faksować” come from?
faksować (Polish) comes from Polish faks, from English fax, from English facsimile, from Latin fac simile, from Latin simile, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “faksować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | faks | fax; fax machine |
| 2 | English | fax | The hair of the head; A fax machine or a document... |
| 3 | English | facsimile | A copy or reproduction; A fax, a machine for... |
| 4 | Latin | fac simile | make similar; make like |
| 5 | Latin | simile | nominative neuter singular of similis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | similis | similar |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | semalis | similiar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |