Where does “fauvette” come from?
fauvette (English) comes from French fauvette, from French fauve, from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
fauvette (English): A small songbird, such as a nightingale or...
Definitions
- A small songbird, such as a nightingale or...
Ancestry of “fauvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fauvette | warbler |
| 2 | French | fauve | tawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild |
| 3 | Middle French | fauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | falve | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | falvus | — |
| 6 | Frankish | falu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |