Where does “hersillon” come from?
hersillon (English) comes from French herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.
hersillon (English): A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a...
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- A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a...
Ancestry of “hersillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | herse | harrow; portcullis; spike strip, road spikes,... |
| 2 | Old French | herce | — |
| 3 | Latin | herpicem | — |
| 4 | Latin | hirpex | harrow |
| 5 | Latin | hirpus | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰers- | stiff; surprised |