English
foin
Foin comes from French fouine ‘a marten’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *fāgīna.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fāgīna‘beech marten’reconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfouine‘a marten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642foin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fāgīna‘beech marten’reconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfouine‘a marten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642foin
Earliest quotation: 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State: “He came to the stake in a fair black…”
Every English word from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna
Today it means
noun The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *fāgīna / foin