fiscal

fiscal · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromfiscus“treasury”
2. Middle French · derived fromfiscal
3. English todayfiscal

From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.

fiscal · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromfiscus“treasury”
2. Spanish · borrowed fromfiscal
3. English todayfiscal

From Spanish fiscal, ultimately from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).

fiscal · noun³

1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromfiskaal“public official, hangman”
2. English todayfiscal

After Afrikaans fiskaal (“public official, hangman”).

Words from the same roots