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Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin piscis.
Noun
poisson m (plural poissons)
- fish
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French poisson, peisson, from an older form peis with suffix -on, from Latin piscem, see below. Alternatively, but less likely, through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
Pronunciation
Noun
poisson m (plural poissons)
- fish (marine animal)
- Synonym: poissecaille
- Poisson sans boisson est poison. ― Fish without drink is poison.
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References
- ^ Anderson, Frederick (1934) A Primer of Romance Philology in the Form of a Syllabus, Stanford University Press
- ^ Offord, M. H. (2001 January 1) French Words: Past, Present, and Future, Multilingual Matters, →ISBN
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Middle French
Alternative forms
Noun
poisson m (plural poissons)
- fish
Old French
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Etymology
First attested as pescion in 980, from peis + -on, peis (“fish”) being from Latin piscis. Alternatively, but less likely, it came through a Vulgar Latin *pisciō, pisciōnem. Peis probably evolved into pescion within Old French to avoid confusion with its homonym peis (“peace”).
Noun
poisson oblique singular, m (oblique plural poissons, nominative singular poissons, nominative plural poisson)
- fish
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