English
faucet
Faucet comes from Old French fausset.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fausset
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faucet
- Englishearliest quotation 1585same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fausset
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faucet
- Englishearliest quotation 1585same form
Earliest quotation: 1585, Adrianus Junius, John Higgins: “The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so…”
Every English word from Old French fausset
Today it means
noun An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French fausset / faucet