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Where does “fachie” come from?

fachie (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin facla, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fachie (Romanian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “fachie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfacla—
2Latinfaculasmall torch
3Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →