Where does “poisson-chien” come from?
poisson-chien (French) comes from French Poisson, from Middle French poisson, from Old French poisson, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
poisson-chien (French): the tigerfish, in the genus Hydrocynus
Definitions
- the tigerfish, in the genus Hydrocynus
Ancestry of “poisson-chien”, step by step
poisson-chien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Poisson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Poisson | fish marine animal |
| 2 | Middle French | poisson | fish |
| 3 | Old French | poisson | fish |
| 4 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |