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Where does “salmoner” come from?

salmoner (English) comes from English Salmon, from Middle English samon, from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, from Armenian Իշխան, from Old Armenian իշխան, from Undetermined xšāna-.

salmoner (English): Someone who fishes for salmon

Definitions

  1. Someone who fishes for salmon

Ancestry of “salmoner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalmon—
2Middle EnglishsamonAlternative form of samoun
3Anglo-Normansaumonsalmon
4Old Frenchsaumonsalmon
5Latinsalmō—
6ArmenianԻշխան—
7Old Armenianիշխանprince, ruler, ishkhan
8Undeterminedxšāna-—
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