Where does “faxàn” come from?

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

faxàn (Ligurian): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “faxàn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
2Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
3Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
4Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός
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