Where does “faisan” come from?

faisan (French) comes from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

faisan (French): pheasant; cock pheasant

Definitions

pheasant; cock pheasant

Ancestry of “faisan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	faisan	pheasant
2	Old French	faisan	pheasant
3	Latin	phāsiānus	pheasant (bird)
4	Ancient Greek	φασιανός	pheasant
5	Ancient Greek	Φᾱσῐᾱνός	Phasian
6	Ancient Greek	Φᾶσῐς	Phasis

Words derived from “faisan”

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