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Where does “fagiano” come from?

fagiano (Italian) comes from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fagiano (Italian): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “fagiano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fagiano”

  • fagianaia
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