Where does “oisel” come from?
oisel (Old French) comes from Latin aucellus, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
oisel (Old French): bird
Definitions
- bird
Ancestry of “oisel”, step by step
oisel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aucellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aucellus | bird; sparrow |
| 2 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 3 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 4 | Latin | fauna | animals |
via Late Latin aucellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | aucellus | — |