Where does “pheasantry” come from?
pheasantry (English) comes from English pheasant, from Middle English fesaunt, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.
pheasantry (English): A place for keeping and rearing pheasants
Definitions
- A place for keeping and rearing pheasants
Ancestry of “pheasantry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pheasant | A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for... |
| 2 | Middle English | fesaunt | A pheasant; The meat of this bird as food |
| 3 | Old French | fesan | pheasant |
| 4 | Latin | phāsiānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φασιανός | pheasant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φᾱσῐᾱνός | Phasian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φᾶσῐς | Phasis |