Where does “fiants” come from?

fiants (English) comes from French fiente, from Vulgar Latin *femita, from Latin femus, from Latin fimus — Alternative form of fimum; first-person plural...

fiants (English): The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger

Definitions

  1. The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger

Ancestry of “fiants”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfientedroppings
2Vulgar Latin*femita
3Latinfemus
4LatinfimusAlternative form of fimum; first-person plural...
Every word from Latin fimusEvery word from Latin femusEvery word from Vulgar Latin *femita