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Where does “fisc” come from?

fisc (English) comes from Latin fiscus — basket; purse; treasury, public money.

fisc (English): The public treasury of Rome; Any state treasury...

Definitions

  1. The public treasury of Rome; Any state treasury...

Ancestry of “fisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfiscusbasket; purse; treasury, public money
Every word from Latin fiscus →