Etymology Explorer › FrenchWhere does “pigeonner” come from? pigeonner (French) comes from French pigeon, from Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
pigeonner (French): To take for a ride or dupe
Definitions To take for a ride or dupe Ancestry of “pigeonner”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 French pigeon pigeon; patsy 2 Old French pyjon pigeon 3 Latin pīpiō to chirp, to pipe 4 Latin -ō suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs 5 Proto-Indo-European -ō Derives nouns from roots