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
- A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood,...
Ancestry of “fascine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fascine | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | fascina | A bundle of sticks |
| 3 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 4 | Latin | fasciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |