Where does “sillon” come from?

sillon (English) comes from French sillon, from Old French seillon, from Old French seille, from Latin situla, from Latin situlum — Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...

sillon (English): A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to...

Definitions

  1. A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to...

Ancestry of “sillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsillonfurrow; groove, fissure; corridor
2Old Frenchseillona measure of land
3Old Frenchseille
4Latinsitulaa vessel used to hold water
5LatinsitulumMediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...

Words derived from “sillon

Every word from Latin situlumEvery word from Latin situlaEvery word from Old French seille