Where does “fistic” come from?
fistic (English) comes from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
fistic (English): Of or pertaining to boxing or fighting with fists
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to boxing or fighting with fists
Ancestry of “fistic”, step by step
fistic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 2 | Middle English | fist | fist |
| 3 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Ottoman Turkish فستق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فستق | pistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera |
| 2 | Persian | فستق | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فِسْتَق | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pstk' | pistachio nut |
| 5 | Old Persian | *pistaka | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |