Where does “fagot” come from?
fagot (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
fagot (Serbo-Croatian): bassoon
Definitions
- bassoon
Ancestry of “fagot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fagot | fagot |
| 2 | Middle French | fagot | fagot |
| 3 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |