Where does “fouetté” come from?
fouetté (English) comes from French fouetté, from French fouetter, from French fouet, from Old French fou, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
fouetté (English): A ballet move in which either the body or the...
Definitions
- A ballet move in which either the body or the...
Ancestry of “fouetté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fouetté | past participle of fouetter; whipped |
| 2 | French | fouetter | to beat with a whip; to hit and sting like a... |
| 3 | French | fouet | whip; whisk; tip |
| 4 | Old French | fou | beech |
| 5 | Latin | fāgus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |