pheasant
English
/ˈfɛzənt/
noun
Definitions
- A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fesaunt derived from Old French fesan derived from Latin phāsiānus derived from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός derived from Old English wōrhana.
Origin
Old English
wōrhana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pea English
- pea-pheasant English
- pheasantlike English
- pheasantry English
- phāsiānus Latin
- Fasan German
- fácán Hungarian
- fagiano Italian
- φασιανός Ancient Greek
- φασιανός (ὄρνις) Ancient Greek
- φᾱσιανός Ancient Greek
- wōrhana Old English
- fesaunt Middle English
- fesan Old French
- fesant Old French
- ffesant Welsh
- faîsan Norman
- faxàn Ligurian