Where does “fesse” come from?
fesse (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin fissa, from Latin fissum, from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
Ancestry of “fesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fissa | nominative feminine singular of fissus;... |
| 2 | Latin | fissum | nominative neuter singular of fissus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | fissus | split, cloven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidtós | split, cloven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |