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Where does “ânonnement” come from?

ânonnement (French) comes from French ânonner, from French ânon, from French âne, from Middle French asne, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies — sharp.

ânonnement (French): stumbling; droning, reading aloud in a drone

Definitions

  1. stumbling; droning, reading aloud in a drone

Ancestry of “ânonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchânonnerto stumble through; to drone on, to recite...
2Frenchânonyoung donkey, donkey foal
3Frenchânedonkey, ass; idiot, moron; dunce
4Middle Frenchasnedonkey; ass
5Old Frenchasnedonkey; ass
6Latinasinusa donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a...
7Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
8Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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