Where does “chienne” come from?

chienne (French) comes from French -ienne, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

chienne (French): a bitch objectionable woman

Definitions

  1. a bitch objectionable woman

Ancestry of “chienne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-iennefeminine singular of -ien; -ess
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →