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

  1. A tropical American tree, Maclura tinctoria,...

Ancestry of “fustic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfustik—
2Middle Frenchfustec—
3Middle Frenchfustetsmoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria"
4Old Occitanfustetsmoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria"
5Arabicفُسْتَقpistachio

Words derived from “fustic”

Every word from Arabic فُسْتَق →Every word from Old Occitan fustet →Every word from Middle French fustet →