Where does “fusain” come from?
fusain (English) comes from French fusain, from Vulgar Latin fusago, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
fusain (English): Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing...
Definitions
- Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing...
Ancestry of “fusain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fusain | spindle-tree; charcoal |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fusago | — |
| 3 | Latin | fūsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |