Where does “le sigh” come from?

le sigh (English) comes from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

le sigh (English): 2000, "Austin Creations", "What if?"; 2014, Karen...

Definitions

  1. 2000, "Austin Creations", "What if?"; 2014, Karen...

Ancestry of “le sigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmoniemonk
5Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul
Every word from Latin monicus →Every word from Old French monie →Every word from Middle French moine →