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.

fesse (Old French): buttock

Definitions

  1. buttock

Ancestry of “fesse”, step by step

fesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin fissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfissanominative feminine singular of fissus;...
2Latinfissumnominative neuter singular of fissus; accusative...
3Latinfissussplit, cloven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidtóssplit, cloven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Latin fascia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fesse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós →