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Where does “empoissonnement” come from?

empoissonnement (French) comes from French empoissonner, from French Poisson, from Middle French poisson, from Old French poisson, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.

empoissonnement (French): the stocking up with fish, the act of populating...

Definitions

  1. the stocking up with fish, the act of populating...

Ancestry of “empoissonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchempoissonnerto stock with fish; to populate with fish
2FrenchPoisson—
3Middle Frenchpoisson—
4Old Frenchpoissonfish
5Old FrenchpeisAlternative form of pais; Alternative form of...
6Vulgar Latinpesum—
7Latinpēnsum—
8Latinpendō—
9Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
10Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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