myEtymology.com: English etymology of fusil

1. Etymology of the English word fusil

the English word fusil

derived from the French word fusil

derived from the Old French word fuisil

derived from the Latin root *focilis petra

derived from the Latin word focus (hearth, fireplace; altar)

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word fusil

derived from the Old French word fusel

derived from the Latin root *fusellus

derived from the Latin word fusus (spindle; spread out, broad, flowing)

derived from the Late Latin word fundere (pour, cast; scatter)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gheu-

Word found in Modern English