Where does “aloyau” come from?

aloyau (French) comes from Old French aloel, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda — A skylark.

aloyau (French): sirloin

Definitions

  1. sirloin

Ancestry of “aloyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaloel—
2LatinalaudaA lark; the crested lark, the skylark
3Gaulish*alawdaA skylark
Every word from Gaulish *alawda →Every word from Latin alauda →Every word from Old French aloel →