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
- amazing; surprising; present participle of...
Ancestry of “étonnant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | étonner | to surprise |
| 2 | Middle French | estonner | to shock; to surprise; to be surprised |
| 3 | Old French | estoner | to stun, daze |
| 4 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “étonnant”