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