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Where does “faisán” come from?

faisán (Spanish) comes from French faisan, from Middle French faisan, from Old French faisan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

faisán (Spanish): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “faisán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaisanpheasant; cock pheasant
2Middle Frenchfaisanpheasant
3Old Frenchfaisan—
4Latinphāsiānus—
5Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
6Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
7Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “faisán”

  • faisanero
  • faisanería
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