Where does “hirondelle” come from?

hirondelle (French) comes from Old Occitan irondela, from Old Occitan irunda, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

hirondelle (French): swallow; alignment mark printed in the margin;...

Definitions

  1. swallow; alignment mark printed in the margin;...

Ancestry of “hirondelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanirondela—
2Old Occitanirunda—
3Latinhirundōswallow (bird)

Words derived from “hirondelle”

Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Old Occitan irunda →Every word from Old Occitan irondela →
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