Where does “făclie” come from?

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

făclie (Romanian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “făclie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfaclătorch
2Greekφάκλα
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “făclie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k-Every word from Latin faxEvery word from Latin facula
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