Where does “pusil-pusil” come from?

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

pusil-pusil (Cebuano): a toy gun; an air gun; a BB gun

Definitions

  1. a toy gun; an air gun; a BB gun

Ancestry of “pusil-pusil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopusilgun; firearm; to shoot using a gun or any firearm
2Spanishfusilrifle
3Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
4Italianfucilegun, rifle
5Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
6Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Vulgar Latin focilis →Every word from Italian fucile →