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Where does “fautor” come from?

fautor (Spanish) comes from Latin fautor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

fautor (Spanish): acting as an accomplice; accomplice

Definitions

  1. acting as an accomplice; accomplice

Ancestry of “fautor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfautorpatron, protector; admirer; supporter
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →