Where does “briquet” come from?

briquet (Spanish) comes from French briquet, from Middle French briquet, from Middle French brique — brick.

briquet (Spanish): lighter

Definitions

  1. lighter

Ancestry of “briquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbriquetfrizzen; lighter; beagle
2Middle Frenchbriquetpiece, morsel
3Middle Frenchbriquebrick
Every word from Middle French brique →Every word from Middle French briquet →Every word from French briquet →