Where does “fustian” come from?
Fustian comes from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis meaning "staff" or "cudgel," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰew- and bʰon-.
fustian (English): A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and...
Definitions
- A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and...
Ancestry of “fustian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 2 | Old French | fustaine | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “fustian”