Etymograph

English

Fezzan

Fezzan comes from Arabic فَزَّان, and goes back to Latin Phazānia.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPhazānia
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentفَزَّانfazzān
  3. EnglishtodayFezzan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPhazānia
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentفَزَّانfazzān
  3. EnglishtodayFezzan

Today it means

name The southwestern region of Libya.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Phazānia / Fezzan