fisant

Afrikaans

/fiˈsant/

noun

Definitions

pheasant, bird of the family Phasianidae

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish fazant inherited from Middle Dutch faisant derived from Old French fesant derived from Latin phāsiānus derived from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός.

Origin

Ancient Greek

φᾱσιανός

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

phāsiānus Latin
Fasan German
fácán Hungarian
fagiano Italian
fazant Dutch, Flemish
goudfazant Dutch, Flemish
φασιανός Ancient Greek
φασιανός (ὄρνις) Ancient Greek
φᾱσιανός Ancient Greek
wōrhana Old English
fesan Old French
fesant Old French
faisant Middle Dutch
faxàn Ligurian