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Where does “faina” come from?

faina (Portuguese) comes from Old Catalan faena, from Latin facienda, from Latin faciendus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

faina (Portuguese): work onboard a ship; any type of hard work; task,...

Definitions

  1. work onboard a ship; any type of hard work; task,...

Ancestry of “faina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanfaenatask, chore
2Latinfaciendanominative feminine singular of faciendus;...
3Latinfacienduswhich is to be done or made
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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