Where does “fougasse” come from?

fougasse (French) comes from Middle French fougasse, from Old Occitan fogatza, from Late Latin focācium, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fougasse (French): fougasse land-mine

Definitions

  1. fougasse land-mine

Ancestry of “fougasse”, step by step

fougasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French fougasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfougasse—
2Old Occitanfogatza—
3Late Latinfocācium—
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

via French fougade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfougade—
2Italianfogata—

Words derived from “fougasse”

Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Late Latin focācium →Every word from Old Occitan fogatza →