Where does “goupil” come from?
goupil (French) comes from Old French gulpil, from Vulgar Latin vulpiculus, from Latin vulpecula, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.
goupil (French): fox
Definitions
- fox
Ancestry of “goupil”, step by step
goupil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French gulpil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gulpil | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vulpiculus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vulpecula | Diminutive of vulpēs; A little fox |
| 4 | Latin | vulpēs | a fox, vixen |
| 5 | Latin | volpēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wolpis | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl(o)p- | fox, jackal |
via Old French volpil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | volpil | — |
via Old French golpilz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | golpilz | — |