1350-1400;Middle English < Latinfūsilis molten, fluid. See fuse2, -ile
British Dictionary definitions for fusil
fusil1
/ˈfjuːzɪl/
noun
1.
a light flintlock musket
Word Origin
C16 (in the sense: steel for a tinderbox): from Old French fuisil, from Vulgar Latin focīlis (unattested), from Latin focus fire
fusil2
/ˈfjuːzɪl/
noun
1.
(heraldry) a charge shaped like a lengthened lozenge
Word Origin
C15: from Old French fusel, ultimately from Latin fūsus spindle, fuse1 (the heraldic lozenge originally represented a spindle covered with tow for spinning)
fusile
/ˈfjuːzaɪl/
adjective
1.
easily melted; fusible
2.
formed by casting or melting; founded
Word Origin
C14: from Latin fūsilis molten, from fundere to pour out, melt
Word Origin and History for fusil
n.
flintlock musket, 1670s, from French fusil (see fusilier).