Where does “fesse” come from?
fesse (French) comes from Middle French fesse, from Old French fesse, from Vulgar Latin fissa, from Latin fissum, from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fesse (French): buttock; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- buttock; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “fesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fesse | buttock |
| 2 | Old French | fesse | buttock |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fissa | nominative feminine singular of fissus;... |
| 4 | Latin | fissum | nominative neuter singular of fissus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fissus | split, cloven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidtós | split, cloven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |