Where does “pusil” come from?

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

pusil (Cebuano): gun; firearm; to shoot using a gun or any firearm

Definitions

  1. gun; firearm; to shoot using a gun or any firearm

Ancestry of “pusil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfusilrifle
2Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
3Italianfucilegun, rifle
4Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
5Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “pusil”

Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Vulgar Latin focilis →Every word from Italian fucile →