Where does “hacha” come from?
hacha (Spanish) comes from French hache, from Middle French hache, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
hacha (Spanish): axe, hatchet; ace, wizard; a kind of torch or...
Definitions
- axe, hatchet; ace, wizard; a kind of torch or...
Ancestry of “hacha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hache | axe; inflection of hacher:
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| 2 | Middle French | hache | axe |
| 3 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 5 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |
Words derived from “hacha”