Where does “rosignol” come from?
rosignol (Old French) comes from Old Occitan rossinhol, from Latin luscinolus, from Latin luscinia, from Latin cano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
rosignol (Old French): nightingale
Definitions
- nightingale
Ancestry of “rosignol”, step by step
rosignol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan rossinhol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | rossinhol | nightingale |
| 2 | Latin | luscinolus | — |
| 3 | Latin | luscinia | nightingale |
| 4 | Latin | cano | to sing, recite, play |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via Latin lusciniŏla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lusciniŏla | — |
| 2 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |