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Where does “fácán” come from?

fácán (Hungarian) comes from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fácán (Hungarian): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “fácán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphāsiānus—
2Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
3Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
4Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “fácán”

  • fácánok
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