Where does “fagott” come from?
fagott (Hungarian) comes from German Fagott, from Russian фаго́т, from Polish fagot, from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis — bundle, heap, load.
fagott (Hungarian): bassoon
Definitions
- bassoon
Ancestry of “fagott”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fagott | bassoon |
| 2 | Russian | фаго́т | bassoon |
| 3 | Polish | fagot | bassoon |
| 4 | French | fagot | fagot |
| 5 | Middle French | fagot | fagot |
| 6 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 8 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 9 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 10 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |