Where does “poussin” come from?

poussin (English) comes from French poussin, from Late Latin pullicenus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

poussin (English): A chicken reared to be eaten at a few weeks of...

Definitions

  1. A chicken reared to be eaten at a few weeks of...

Ancestry of “poussin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoussinchick
2Late Latinpullicenusa chick, chicken
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →