Where does “foinery” come from?
foinery (English) comes from English foin, 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.
foinery (English): Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point of the sword, as distinguished from broadsword play
Definitions
- Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point of the sword, as distinguished from broadsword play
Ancestry of “foinery”, step by step
foinery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foin | A thrust; To thrust with a sword; to stab at; To... |
| 2 | French | fouine | beech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | fagīna | beech marten |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fagina | inflection of fāginus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | faginus | of or pertaining to a beech tree |
| 6 | Latin | fagus | beech tree |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |