Where does “fagot” come from?
fagot (Middle French) 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 French): fagot
Ancestry of “fagot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 4 | Latin | fasciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
Words derived from “fagot”