Where does “fagulha” come from?
fagulha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fagulla, from Latin facucla, from Latin facucula, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
fagulha (Portuguese): spark
Ancestry of “fagulha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | fagulla | — |
| 2 | Latin | facucla | — |
| 3 | Latin | facucula | — |
| 4 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 5 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |
Words derived from “fagulha”