Where does “faisan” come from?

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

faisan (Middle French): pheasant

Definitions

pheasant

Ancestry of “faisan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	faisan	—
2	Latin	phāsiānus	—
3	Ancient Greek	φασιανός	pheasant
4	Ancient Greek	Φᾱσῐᾱνός	Phasian
5	Ancient Greek	Φᾶσῐς	Phasis

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