Where does “fais” come from?

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

fais (Old French): burden; load; burden

Definitions

  1. burden; load; burden

Ancestry of “fais”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fais”

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