Where does “êtourné” come from?
êtourné (Norman) comes from Old French esturnel, from Late Latin sturnellus, from Latin Sturnus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.
êtourné (Norman): starling
Definitions
- starling
Ancestry of “êtourné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | esturnel | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | sturnellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sturnus | starling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tern- | starling |