Where does “fesse” come from?

fesse (Italian) comes from Italian fesso, from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fesse (Italian): feminine plural of fesso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of fesso

Ancestry of “fesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfessopast participle of fendere; past participle of...
2Latinfissussplit, cloven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidtóssplit, cloven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós →