Where does “fá” come from?

fá (Portuguese) comes from Latin famuli, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

fá (Portuguese): fa

Definitions

  1. fa

Ancestry of “fá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamulinominative plural of famulus; genitive singular...
2Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
3Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →