Where does “ourson” come from?

ourson (French) comes from French ours, from Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

ourson (French): cub; bear cub

Definitions

  1. cub; bear cub

Ancestry of “ourson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoursbear; masthead
2Middle Frenchoursbear
3Old Frenchursbear
4Latinursusa bear
5Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →