Fougasse etymology

French

French word fougasse comes from Latin focacia

Etymology of fougasse

Detailed word origin of fougasse

Dictionary entry Language Definition
focacia Latin (lat)
focacius Latin (lat) (Late Latin) of or belonging to the hearth, focal. (of bread) baked in the ashes of the hearth.
*focacia Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*focacia Latin (lat) A kind of bread or other food baked on a fire (originally referring to a hearth).
fogassa Old Provençal (pro)
foucasse Middle French (frm)
fougasse French (fr) (culinary) fougasse (lattice-shaped bread associated with Provence).