Where does “tourtière” come from?

tourtière (English) comes from Canadian French tourtière, from French tourte, from Latin turtur — turtle dove.

tourtière (English): A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie,...

Definitions

  1. A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie,...

Ancestry of “tourtière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Canadian Frenchtourtièretourtière, a type of traditional French-Canadian...
2Frenchtourtepassenger pigeon; dove; meat pie
3Latinturturturtle dove
Every word from Latin turtur →Every word from French tourte →Every word from Canadian French tourtière →