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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sourcil, from Old French sourcil, sorcil, inherited from Latin supercilium. "sour-" is an older form of sur (over, above) while "cil" means "eyelash" in French. Thus, "sourcil" literally means "above eyelash."
Pronunciation
Noun
sourcil m (plural sourcils)
- eyebrow
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French sourcil.
Noun
sourcil m (plural sourcils)
- eyebrow
Descendants
Old French
Etymology
From Latin supercilium.
Noun
sourcil oblique singular, m (oblique plural sourciz or sourcilz, nominative singular sourciz or sourcilz, nominative plural sourcil)
- eyebrow
Descendants