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Where does “fessier” come from?

fessier (French) comes from French fesse, 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- — bee.

fessier (French): Pertaining or belonging to the buttocks;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining or belonging to the buttocks;...

Ancestry of “fessier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfessebuttock; first-person singular present indicative...
2Middle Frenchfessebuttock
3Old Frenchfesse—
4Vulgar Latinfissanominative feminine singular of fissus;...
5Latinfissumnominative neuter singular of fissus; accusative...
6Latinfissussplit, cloven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidtóssplit, cloven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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