fusil

fusil · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromfūsus“spindle”
2. Old French · derived fromfusel
3. Middle English · inherited fromfusill
4. English todayfusil

From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

fusil · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromfocus“hearth; fire”
2. Middle French · derived fromfusil
3. English todayfusil

From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus (“hearth; fire”). Doublet of fusee.

fusil · adjective³

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