Where does “étonnant” come from?

étonnant (French) comes from French étonner, from Middle French estonner, from Old French estoner, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

étonnant (French): amazing; surprising; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. amazing; surprising; present participle of...

Ancestry of “étonnant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétonnerto surprise
2Middle Frenchestonnerto shock; to surprise; to be surprised
3Old Frenchestonerto stun, daze
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “étonnant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Old French estoner →