fusil
English
/ˈfjuːzɪl/
noun
Definitions
- (heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
Etymology
Derived from Old French fusel derived from Latin fūsus (spindle).
Origin
Latin
fūsus
Gloss
spindle
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fusee English
- fusidic English
- *fusārius Latin
- fūsus Latin
- fucile Italian
- fuso Italian
- fuseler French
- fusil French
- fusiller French
- fusée French
- fusil Spanish, Castilian
- huso Spanish, Castilian
- fuso Portuguese
- *fus Old French
- fuisil Old French
- fusel Old French
- fus Catalan, Valencian
- fusell Catalan, Valencian
- fus Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- funelofusilo Ido
- fusilo Ido
- fuseau Middle French
- fus Aromanian
- *hundō Proto-Italic
- fûs Friulian
- fois Dalmatian
- fisi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- fizi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- fizi Mauritian Creole
- fizi Seychellois Creole
- fizi Antillean Creole