Where does “fizi” come from?

fizi (Mauritian Creole) comes from French fusil, from Italian fucile, from Vulgar Latin focilis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fizi (Mauritian Creole): rifle, gun

Definitions

  1. rifle, gun

Ancestry of “fizi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
2Italianfucilegun, rifle
3Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Vulgar Latin focilis →Every word from Italian fucile →