Where does “pheasant” come from?

Pheasant comes from Middle English fesant, from Old French fesan, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, derived from the Phasis River (Φᾶσις in Ancient Greek).

pheasant (English): A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for...

Definitions

  1. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for...

Ancestry of “pheasant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfesauntA pheasant; The meat of this bird as food
2Old Frenchfesanpheasant
3Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
4Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
5Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
6Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “pheasant”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →