Where does “fasān” come from?

fasān (German) comes from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fasān (German): pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Definitions

  1. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Ancestry of “fasān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfasān—
2Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
3Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
4Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
5Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “fasān”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →
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