Where does “poisson” come from?
poisson (French) comes from Old French peisson, from Old French poisson, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
poisson (French): fish
Definitions
- fish
Ancestry of “poisson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | peisson | Alternative form of poisson |
| 2 | Old French | poisson | fish |
| 3 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |