Where does “făclioară” come from?

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

făclioară (Romanian): small torch

Definitions

  1. small torch

Ancestry of “făclioară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfăclietorch
2Romanianfaclătorch
3Greekφάκλα
4Latinfaculasmall torch
5Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k-Every word from Latin faxEvery word from Latin facula