fiscus
Pronunciation: [ˈfɪs.kʊs]
“fiscus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
Unknown. De Vaan rejects connections with findō (“to cleave”) and fidēlia (“earthen pot”); Beekes mentions obliquely the rhyme with rarer riscus, a likely Celtic borrowing into Latin and Greek.
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