Where does “fouinard” come from?
fouinard (French) comes from French fouiner, from French fouine, from Latin fagīna, from Vulgar Latin fagina, from Latin faginus, from Latin fagus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
fouinard (French): nosey parker, peeping tom
Definitions
- nosey parker, peeping tom
Ancestry of “fouinard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fouiner | to furrow, ferret, snoop around |
| 2 | French | fouine | beech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | fagīna | beech marten |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fagina | inflection of fāginus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | faginus | of or pertaining to a beech tree |
| 6 | Latin | fagus | beech tree |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |