Where does “ffesant” come from?

ffesant (Welsh) comes from English pheasant, from Middle English fesaunt, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

ffesant (Welsh): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “ffesant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpheasantA bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for...
2Middle EnglishfesauntA pheasant; The meat of this bird as food
3Old Frenchfesanpheasant
4Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
5Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
6Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
7Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός