English
L'Orignal
L'Orignal comes from French orignal ‘moose’, from Basque oreinak ‘ergative singular’, and ultimately from Proto-Basque *orein.
- Proto-Basqueprehistoric (reconstructed)*oreinreconstructed
- Basquemodernorein‘deer’
- Basque, derivedmodernoreinak‘ergative singular’plural of orein
- Frenchc. 1600–presentorignal‘moose’
- EnglishtodayL'Orignal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Basqueprehistoric (reconstructed)*oreinreconstructed
- Basquemodernorein‘deer’
- Basque, derivedmodernoreinak‘ergative singular’plural of orein
- Frenchc. 1600–presentorignal‘moose’
- EnglishtodayL'Orignal
The story
From French orignal, probably from a location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal, where moose crossed the river.
Every English word from Proto-Basque *orein
Today it means
name A village in Champlain township, the county seat of United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Basque *orein / L'Orignal