fastigium
Latin
noun
Definitions
- peak, summit, top
- slope, declivity, descent
- gable
- sharp point
- highlight (of a story or poem)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *farstjagjom derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérstis.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰérstis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abristle English
- barszcz English
- bristle English
- bristlebill English
- bristlebird English
- bristlecone English
- bristled English
- bristlegrass English
- bristlehead English
- bristleless English
- bristlelike English
- bristlemouth English
- bristler English
- bristlet English
- bristletail English
- bristly English
- brust English
- fastigium English
- nanobristle English
- hastial Spanish, Castilian
- φάσκον Ancient Greek
- *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰérstis Proto-Indo-European
- Barszczak Polish
- barszcz Polish
- barszczyk Polish
- bristil Middle English
- *bъrščь Proto-Slavic
- *farstjagjom Proto-Italic