Where does “fazanerie” come from?

fazanerie (Romanian) comes from Romanian fazan, from Russian фазан, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fazanerie (Romanian): pheasantry

Definitions

  1. pheasantry

Ancestry of “fazanerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfazanpheasant; an idiot, sucker
2Russianфазанpheasant
3Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
4Middle High Germanfasān
5Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
6Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
7Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
8Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός