Where does “fustik” come from?
fustik (Middle English) comes from Middle French fustec, from Middle French fustet, from Old Occitan fustet, from Arabic فُسْتَق — pistachio.
Ancestry of “fustik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fustec | — |
| 2 | Middle French | fustet | smoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria" |
| 3 | Old Occitan | fustet | smoke tree, "Cotinus coggygria" |
| 4 | Arabic | فُسْتَق | pistachio |
Words derived from “fustik”