Where does “foin” come from?
foin (English) comes from French fouine, from Latin fagīna, from Vulgar Latin fagina, from Latin faginus, from Latin fagus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
foin (English): A thrust; To thrust with a sword; to stab at; To...
Definitions
- A thrust; To thrust with a sword; to stab at; To...
Ancestry of “foin”, step by step
foin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fouine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fouine | beech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##... |
| 2 | Latin | fagīna | beech marten |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fagina | inflection of fāginus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | faginus | of or pertaining to a beech tree |
| 5 | Latin | fagus | beech tree |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |