English
hersillon
Hersillon comes from French herse ‘a harrow’, and goes back to Latin hirpus ‘wolf’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirpus‘wolf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirpexas hirpicem‘harrow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400herce
- Frenchc. 1600–presentherse‘a harrow’
- Englishtodayhersillon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirpus‘wolf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirpexas hirpicem‘harrow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400herce
- Frenchc. 1600–presentherse‘a harrow’
- Englishtodayhersillon
Linked words
through Old French herce
Today it means
noun A herse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hirpus / hersillon