Where does “fagoter” come from?
fagoter (French) comes from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
fagoter (French): to bundle; to dress up
Definitions
- to bundle; to dress up
Ancestry of “fagoter”, step by step
fagoter traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French fagot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fagot | fagot |
| 2 | Middle French | fagot | fagot |
| 3 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |