Where does “fas” come from?

fas (Welsh) comes from English VASE, from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

fas (Welsh): vase

Definitions

  1. vase

Ancestry of “fas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVASEan exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with...
2Middle Frenchvasevase
3Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
4Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-
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