Where does “fisi” come from?

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

fisi (Haitian Creole): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “fisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
2Italianfucilegun, rifle
3Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Vulgar Latin focilis →Every word from Italian fucile →