Where does “faisan” come from?

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

faisan (Occitan): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “faisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
2Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
3Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
4Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →