sulunc

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *sublungum, from Latin sub + longum. Alternatively from a supposed Old French *seon or from son (itself from Latin secundum; compare Old Occitan segon), later crossed with long, lonc.[1]

Preposition

sulunc

  1. according (to)

Descendants

  • French: selon
  • Norman: s'lon (Jersey)

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “secundus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 385, column 2, final paragraph
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