Where does “fagot” come from?

fagot (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fagot (Old French): fagot

Definitions

  1. fagot

Ancestry of “fagot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfacus—
2LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
3Latinfasciōto envelop with bands, swathe
4Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fagot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Latin fasciō →