Where does “fagulhar” come from?

fagulhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fagulha, from Old Portuguese fagulla, from Latin facucla, from Latin facucula, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fagulhar (Portuguese): to spark to emit sparks

Definitions

  1. to spark to emit sparks

Ancestry of “fagulhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefagulhaspark
2Old Portuguesefagulla
3Latinfacucla
4Latinfacucula
5Latinfaculasmall torch
6Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k-Every word from Latin faxEvery word from Latin facula