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Where does “feix” come from?

feix (Catalan) comes from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

feix (Catalan): bundle, sheaf, beam

Definitions

  1. bundle, sheaf, beam

Ancestry of “feix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
2Latinfasciō—
3Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “feix”

  • feixisme
  • feixuc
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