Etymograph

English

faena

Faena comes from Spanish faena ‘task, job’, from Latin facenda ‘things to do’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacenda‘things to do’
  7. Old Catalanmodernfaena‘task, chore’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘task, job’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacenda‘things to do’
  7. Old Catalanmodernfaena‘task, chore’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘task, job’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

Earliest quotation: 2013, James A. Michener, Iberia: “Faena is the vital third act in which the…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 62 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, factor, difficulty, perfection, affection, interface, manufacture, faction, imperfect, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, deface, confectionary, 68 more

through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’

perfect, face, difficult, fact, effect, feature, profit, affect, facility, infection, sacrifice, efficient, faculty, deficit, affair, feat, facial, facilitate, defect, efficacy, fetish, superficial, counterfeit, infect, facade, deficient, facsimile, façade, maleficent, hacienda, efficacious, beautify, confection, difficile, aficionado, refectory, confit, parfait, facies, beneficent, 85 more

Today it means

noun A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / faena

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