Where does “foisil” come from?

foisil (Old French) comes from Latin focīlis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

foisil (Old French): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “foisil”, step by step

foisil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin focīlis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfocīlis—
2Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

via Vulgar Latin focilis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire

Words derived from “foisil”

Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Latin focīlis →