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
Ancestry of “ourson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ours | bear; masthead |
| 2 | Middle French | ours | bear |
| 3 | Old French | urs | bear |
| 4 | Latin | ursus | a bear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *orsos | — |