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Where does “fascine” come from?

fascine (English) comes from French fascine, from Latin fascina, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fascine (English): A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood,...

Definitions

  1. A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood,...

Ancestry of “fascine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfascinefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2LatinfascinaA bundle of sticks
3LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
4Latinfasciō—
5Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
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