Where does “chevreau” come from?
chevreau (French) comes from Old French chevrel, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
chevreau (French): kid; goatskin
Definitions
- kid; goatskin
Ancestry of “chevreau”, step by step
chevreau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French chevrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chevrel | kid |
| 2 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 3 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 4 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |