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Where does “fáustico” come from?

fáustico (Spanish) comes from Spanish fausto, from Italian Fausto, from Latin Faustus, from Latin faustus, from Latin favestus, from Latin faveo, from Proto-Italic fāwēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

fáustico (Spanish): Faustian

Definitions

  1. Faustian

Ancestry of “fáustico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfaustohappy
2ItalianFausto—
3LatinFaustus—
4Latinfaustusfavorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous,...
5Latinfavestus—
6LatinfaveoI favour; I support, encourage, indulge
7Proto-Italicfāwēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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