Where does “fuet” come from?
fuet (Spanish) comes from Catalan fuet, from French fouet, from Old French fou, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
fuet (Spanish): fuet
Ancestry of “fuet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | fuet | whip; fuet |
| 2 | French | fouet | whip; whisk; tip |
| 3 | Old French | fou | beech |
| 4 | Latin | fāgus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |