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Where does “fasant” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fasant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphāsiānus—
2Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
3Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
4Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “fasant”

  • bażant
  • bažantice
  • bažant
  • vasant
  • bažant
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