Where does “oncle” come from?

oncle (Middle French) comes from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

oncle (Middle French): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “oncle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoncleuncle
2Vulgar Latinaunclum—
3Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “oncle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Latin avunculus →Every word from Vulgar Latin aunclum →