Where does “fascinaio” come from?

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

fascinaio (Italian): a (male) person who collects and sells faggot

Definitions

  1. a (male) person who collects and sells faggot

Ancestry of “fascinaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfascinafaggot; reap
2LatinfascinaA bundle of sticks
3LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
4Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
5Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
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