Where does “Saint Onge” come from?

Saint Onge (French) comes from French Saintonge, from Middle French Xaintonge, from Old French Xainctonge, from Latin Santones, from Proto-Celtic swantos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

Saint Onge (French): Saint Onge; A placename for several places in Canada and France

Definitions

  1. Saint Onge; A placename for several places in Canada and France

Ancestry of “Saint Onge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSaintonge—
2Middle FrenchXaintonge—
3Old FrenchXainctonge—
4LatinSantonesA Celtic tribe of Aquitania
5Proto-Celticswantosdesire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “Saint Onge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Celtic swantos →