Fascia
/ˈfæʃə/noun
A band or strip, especially a flat horizontal surface or a layer of connective tissue surrounding muscles and organs.
Did you know?In Latin, fascia could mean a band, fillet, or swaddling cloth, and that same root helped shape both the architectural “fascia” and the anatomical term for the body’s connective wrapping.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhendʰ-
“to bind, tie”
Latin
Latin
fascia
“a band, fillet, swathing band, swaddling cloth”
Late Latin
Latin
fascia
“a band or strip; a flat horizontal band in architecture”
Middle English
English
fascie
“a band or bandage”
Modern English
English
fascia
“a flat board or band at the edge of a roof, or a layer of fibrous tissue in the body”