agneau

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French word agneau comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (Lamb.)

*h₂egʷnós (Proto-Indo-European)

Lamb.

*agʷnos (Proto-Italic)

agnus (Latin)

A lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice.

A little lamb, lambkin.

agnel (Old French)

agneau (French)

Lamb (sheep meat). Lamb (young sheep). Lambskin.

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