Where does “Fagott” come from?
Fagott (German) comes from Russian фаго́т, from Polish fagot, from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō — bundle, heap, load.
Fagott (German): bassoon
Ancestry of “Fagott”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | фаго́т | — |
| 2 | Polish | fagot | bassoon |
| 3 | French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Middle French | fagot | fagot |
| 5 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 8 | Latin | fasciō | — |
| 9 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
Words derived from “Fagott”