Etymograph

English

Foix

Foix comes from Occitan Fois.

  1. Occitanc. 1500–presentFois
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentFoix
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2012same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Occitanc. 1500–presentFois
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentFoix
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2012same form

Earliest quotation: 2012, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggi: “The summit of the climb came 38km from the…”

Today it means

name A commune, the capital of Ariège department, Occitania, France.

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

Etymograph / Occitan Fois / Foix