Where does “fag” come from?
Fag derives from Middle English fagge, from Middle French fagot, from Italian fagotto, from Latin fascis meaning bundle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰask-.
fag (English): In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect...
Definitions
- In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect...
Ancestry of “fag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faggot | A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 3 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |