Where does “fugasă” come from?

fugasă (Romanian) comes from French fougasse, from Middle French fougasse, from Old Occitan fogatza, from Late Latin focācium, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fugasă (Romanian): fougasse land-mine

Definitions

  1. fougasse land-mine

Ancestry of “fugasă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfougassefougasse land-mine
2Middle Frenchfougasse—
3Old Occitanfogatza—
4Late Latinfocācium—
5Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Late Latin focācium →Every word from Old Occitan fogatza →