Where does “sînge” come from?

sînge (Norman) comes from Old French singe, from Latin simius, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

sînge (Norman): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “sînge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsingemonkey
2Latinsimiusape, monkey
3Latinsīmiaan ape, monkey
4Latinsīmussnub-nosed
5Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σιμόςEvery word from Latin sīmusEvery word from Latin sīmia
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