Where does “pusil” come from?

pusil (Western Bukidnon Manobo) comes from Cebuano pusil, from Spanish fusil, from French fusil, from Italian fucile, from Vulgar Latin focilis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

pusil (Western Bukidnon Manobo): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “pusil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopusilgun; firearm; to shoot using a gun or any firearm
2Spanishfusilrifle
3Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
4Italianfucilegun, rifle
5Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
6Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focusEvery word from Vulgar Latin focilisEvery word from Italian fucile
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