Where does “fusiller” come from?

fusiller (French) comes from French fusil, from Italian fucile, from Vulgar Latin focilis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fusiller (French): to shoot, to shoot down, to gun down

Definitions

  1. to shoot, to shoot down, to gun down

Ancestry of “fusiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
2Italianfucilegun, rifle
3Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “fusiller”

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