Reconstruction:Latin/fetonem
Latin
Etymology
From fētus (“offspring, progeny”) + -ōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈdoːn/
Noun
*fētōnem m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
- young animal
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */feˈdoːns/ | */feˈdoːn/ |
| oblique | */feˈdoːn/ | */feˈdoːns/ |
Descendants
- Old French: feon [ca. 1121–35] (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: fedon
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*fētō”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 486