Where does “wigeon” come from?

wigeon (English) comes from Old French vigeon, from Old French -on, from Latin -ōnem.

wigeon (English): Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks; A fool

Definitions

  1. Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks; A fool

Ancestry of “wigeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvigeon—
2Old French-onnoun suffix
3Latin-ōnem—

Words derived from “wigeon”

Every word from Latin -ōnem →Every word from Old French -on →Every word from Old French vigeon →
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