Where does “jonchaie” come from?
jonchaie (French) comes from French jonc, from Middle French jonc, from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus, from Proto-Italic joinikos, from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni-.
jonchaie (French): reed plantation
Ancestry of “jonchaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jonc | rush, bulrush; cane, rattan; trim |
| 2 | Middle French | jonc | — |
| 3 | Old French | jonc | rush |
| 4 | Latin | iuncus | rush, reed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | joinikos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yoy-ni- | — |