English
fiscal
Fiscal comes from Latin fiscus ‘treasury’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfiscus‘treasury’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600fiscal
- Englishearliest quotation 1792same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfiscus‘treasury’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600fiscal
- Englishearliest quotation 1792same form
Earliest quotation: 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond: “‘There I was interrogated by the Fiscal, who was…”
Linked words
through Latin fiscus ‘treasury’
Today it means
adj Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fiscus / fiscal