English
goujon
Goujon comes from French goujon ‘gudgeon (fish)’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κωβιός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκωβιός‘sort of fish of the gudgeon kind’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgōbius‘gudgeon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgōbiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gojon
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoujon‘gudgeon (fish)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκωβιός‘sort of fish of the gudgeon kind’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgōbius‘gudgeon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgōbiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gojon
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoujon‘gudgeon (fish)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018same form
Earliest quotation: 2018, Henri Charpentier: “Goujons are tiny brook-fish like the white bait which…”
Linked words
through Latin gōbius ‘gudgeon’
Another origin of goujon
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gulb-‘beak’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*gulbiāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgulbia‘piercer, chisel’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgubia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gouge‘gouge (tool)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgoujon‘dowel, pin’
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun A mudcat (fish).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κωβιός / goujon