faro

Spanish

noun

Definitions

lighthouse
beacon
headlight, headlamp of a vehicle
light bicycle accessory

Etymology

Derived from Latin pharus (lighthouse) derived from Ancient Greek φάρος (furrow, piece of land, beacon, lighthouse, marker).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάρος

Gloss

furrow, piece of land, beacon, lighthouse, marker

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pharus Latin
faro Italian
phare French
farero Spanish, Castilian
farol Spanish, Castilian
Φάρος Ancient Greek
φάρος Ancient Greek
farol Portuguese
navio-farol Portuguese
far Catalan, Valencian
φάρος Greek (modern)
faro Old Portuguese

farol
farero