hérisson

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French heriçun, heriçon, from a hypothetical Old French *eriz, from Latin erīcius (hedgehog), with the suffix -on added later; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr. Another possibility may be a Vulgar Latin root *ērīcio, ērīciōnem, but this would have seemingly produced *erçon in Old French. Compare, however, Catalan eriçó and Romansch erizun. See also oursin.

Pronunciation

Noun

hérisson m (plural hérissons, feminine hérissonne)

  1. hedgehog

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: herisson

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French heriçun, heriçon.

Noun

hérisson m (plural hérissons)

  1. (Jersey) hedgehog