Where does “affaisser” come from?

affaisser (French) comes from French faix, from Old French fais, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

affaisser (French): to cause to subside; to subside, go down, sink;...

Definitions

  1. to cause to subside; to subside, go down, sink;...

Ancestry of “affaisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaixburden, heavy load
2Old Frenchfaisburden; load; burden
3LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
4Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
5Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “affaisser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Latin fasciō →