Where does “fusell” come from?

fusell (Catalan) comes from French fusil, from Italian fucile, from Vulgar Latin focilis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fusell (Catalan): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “fusell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
2Italianfucilegun, rifle
3Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “fusell”

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