Where does “guenon” come from?

guenon (English) comes from French guenon, from French guenipe, from Old Norse kvinna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

guenon (English): An Old World monkey of the genus "Cercopithecus"

Definitions

  1. An Old World monkey of the genus "Cercopithecus"

Ancestry of “guenon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguenonguenon; monkey; hag, old bag
2Frenchguenipeloose woman
3Old NorsekvinnaAlternative form of kona; woman
4Old Norsekonawoman; wife
5Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →