Where does “faxineiro” come from?
faxineiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese faxina, from Italian fascina, from Latin fascina, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
faxineiro (Portuguese): one who performs the cleaning or part of it; cleaner; janitor; sweeper
Definitions
- one who performs the cleaning or part of it; cleaner; janitor; sweeper
Ancestry of “faxineiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | faxina | fascine |
| 2 | Italian | fascina | faggot; reap |
| 3 | Latin | fascina | A bundle of sticks |
| 4 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 5 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 6 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |