Where does “fagot” come from?

fagot (Middle English) comes from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fagot (Middle English): A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...

Definitions

  1. A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...

Ancestry of “fagot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfagotfagot
2Vulgar Latinfacus—
3LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
4Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
5Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fagot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Latin fasciō →