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Where does “phāsiānus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “phāsiānus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
2Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
3Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
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