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