Where does “faix” come from?

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

faix (French): burden, heavy load

Definitions

  1. burden, heavy load

Ancestry of “faix”, step by step

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

Words derived from “faix”

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