Etymology of the French word fuselage
the French word
fuselagederived from the French word
fuselerderived from the French word
fuseléderived from the Old French word
fuselderived from the Latin root
*fusellusderived 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-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-Date
The earliest known usage of fuselage in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
fuselage, Portuguese
fuselagem, Romanian
fuzelaj, Spanish
fuselaje