Etymology

fagot

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Today it means: A fagotto, or bassoon. Full definition →

First used 18th centuryItalian fagotto ← Latin fascis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfascis
  2. Italian · borrowed fromfagotto
  3. English todayfagot

Most likely from Italian fagotto, from Latin fascis.

Words from the same roots

Italianfagotto all →

fagotto

Latinfascis all →

fascin

First known use, by meaning

  • 18th century A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company .

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.