oiseau

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

*h₂éwis (Proto-Indo-European)

Bird.

*awis (Proto-Italic)

Bird.

avis (Latin)

(figuratively) omen, portent. A bird.

(Vulgar Latin) little bird.

*avicella (Latin)

*avicellus (Vulgar Latin)

(Late Latin) (little) bird. (Late Latin) sparrow.

aucellus (Late Latin)

oisel (Old French)

Bird.

oiseau (French)

Bird.

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