Etymograph

English

fasces

Fasces comes from Latin fascis ‘a faggot, fascine’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfascisas fascēs‘a faggot, fascine’
  2. Englishtodayfasces

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfascisas fascēs‘a faggot, fascine’
  2. Englishtodayfasces

Linked words

through Latin fascis ‘a faggot, fascine’

fascist, fascism, fash, 11 more

Today it means

noun A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.

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Etymograph / Latin fascis / fasces

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