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Where does “fouine” come from?

fouine (French) comes from Latin fagīna, from Vulgar Latin fagina, from Latin faginus, from Latin fagus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fouine (French): beech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##...

Definitions

  1. beech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##...

Ancestry of “fouine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfagīna—
2Vulgar Latinfaginainflection of fāginus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinfaginusof or pertaining to a beech tree
4Latinfagusbeech tree
5Proto-Italicfāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “fouine”

  • fouine
  • fouiner
  • fouineur
  • fuinha
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