Where does “fesaunt” come from?

fesaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fesaunt (Middle English): A pheasant; The meat of this bird as food

Definitions

A pheasant; The meat of this bird as food

Ancestry of “fesaunt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fesan	pheasant
2	Latin	phāsiānus	pheasant (bird)
3	Ancient Greek	φασιανός	pheasant
4	Ancient Greek	Φᾱσῐᾱνός	Phasian
5	Ancient Greek	Φᾶσῐς	Phasis

Words derived from “fesaunt”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →