Where does “fascina” come from?

fascina (Italian) comes from Latin fascina, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fascina (Italian): faggot; reap

Definitions

  1. faggot; reap

Ancestry of “fascina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfascinaA bundle of sticks
2LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
3Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
4Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fascina”

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