Where does “hameçon” come from?

hameçon (French) comes from Old French ameçon, from Old French aim, from Latin hāmus — A hook.

hameçon (French): fish-hook

Definitions

  1. fish-hook

Ancestry of “hameçon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchameçon—
2Old Frenchaim—
3LatinhāmusA hook
Every word from Latin hāmus →Every word from Old French aim →Every word from Old French ameçon →