Where does “oignon” come from?

oignon (French) comes from Middle French oingnon, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

oignon (French): onion; bulb; one's own business

Definitions

  1. onion; bulb; one's own business

Ancestry of “oignon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchoingnononion
2Old Frenchoignononion
3Latinūniōa unity, union
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “oignon”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →