fax
Latin
noun
Definitions
- torch, firebrand
- fireball, comet
- cause of ruin, incitement
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʷʰeh₂k- (shine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʷʰeh₂k-
Gloss
shine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- facula English
- *facla Latin
- *fascla Latin
- facetus Latin
- facula Latin
- Fackel German
- fáklya Hungarian
- facola Italian
- fiaccola Italian
- fakkel Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰwak- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʷʰeh₂k- Proto-Indo-European
- fakkel Norwegian Bokmål
- fakkel Norwegian Nynorsk
- faklja Serbo-Croatian
- flacără Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- faccala Old High German
- vackel Old High German
- факла Bulgarian
- *fakkla gmw-pro
- fagulla Old Portuguese
- žvakė Lithuanian