Where does “fustic” come from?
fustic (English) comes from Middle English fustik, from Middle French fustec, from Middle French fustet, from Old Occitan fustet, from Arabic فُسْتَق — pistachio.
fustic (English): A tropical American tree, Maclura tinctoria,...
Definitions
- A tropical American tree, Maclura tinctoria,...
Ancestry of “fustic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fustik | — |
| 2 | Middle French | fustec | — |
| 3 | Middle French | fustet | smoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria" |
| 4 | Old Occitan | fustet | smoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria" |
| 5 | Arabic | فُسْتَق | pistachio |
Words derived from “fustic”