Where does “făcliaș” come from?

făcliaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian făclie, from Romanian faclă, from Greek φάκλα, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

făcliaș (Romanian): torchbearer

Definitions

torchbearer

Ancestry of “făcliaș”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	făclie	torch
2	Romanian	faclă	torch
3	Greek	φάκλα	—
4	Latin	facula	small torch
5	Latin	fax	torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʷʰeh₂k-	to shine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →