façanha
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese façanna, from Old Spanish fazaña,[1] of disputed origin. Suggested derivations include:
- Andalusian Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana) with influence of facer (“to do”), from Arabic حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed”)[2]
- from a form of facer (“to do”),[3] specifically:
- Old Spanish faciana[4]
- Vulgar Latin *facinus[5]
- Vulgar Latin *facianea, reportedly attested as fazania[6]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]façanha f (plural façanhas)
- feat, achievement; deed (rare or difficult accomplishment)
- prowess (distinguished bravery or courage)
- Synonym: proeza
References
[edit]- ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “façanha”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 245, column 1
- ^ “hazaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- ^ Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “façanha”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)
- ^ Nascentes, citing the Diccionario de la lengua castellana por la Real Academia Española, 15th edition (1925)
- ^ Nascentes, citing Francisco Adolfo Coelho, Dicionário manual etimológico da língua portuguesa (1890)
- ^ Nascentes, citing A. A. Cortesão, Subsídios para um dicionário completo (histórico-etimológico) da língua portuguesa (1900)
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