Oiseau etymology

French

French word oiseau comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (Bird.)

Etymology of oiseau

Detailed word origin of oiseau

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bird.
*awis Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Bird.
avis Latin (lat) (figuratively) omen, portent. A bird.
*avicellus Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) little bird.
*avicella Latin (lat)
*avicellus Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
aucellus Latin (lat) (Late Latin) (little) bird. (Late Latin) sparrow.
aucellus Late Latin (LL)
oisel Old French (fro) Bird.
oiseau French (fr) Bird.

Words with the same origin as oiseau

Descendants of *h₂éwis

oie zozo œuf