Where does “fasan” come from?

fasan (Swedish) comes from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

fasan (Swedish): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “fasan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
2Middle High Germanfasān—
3Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
4Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
5Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
6Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “fasan”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →