Where does “foison” come from?

foison (French) comes from Middle French foison, from Old French foison, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

foison (French): abundance, great deal, load

Definitions

abundance, great deal, load

Ancestry of “foison”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	foison	much; a lot of
2	Old French	foison	much; a lot of
3	Latin	fusio	a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a...
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “foison”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →