Where does “faixa” come from?

faixa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese faixa, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

faixa (Portuguese): band, strip; belt, ribbon, strap, sash; track

Definitions

  1. band, strip; belt, ribbon, strap, sash; track

Ancestry of “faixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefaixa—
2Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Old Portuguese faixa →