English
marcassin
Marcassin comes from French marcassin ‘young wild boar, marcassin’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarcassin‘young wild boar, marcassin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarcassin‘young wild boar, marcassin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979same form
Earliest quotation: 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree: “A fat marcassin to adorn the board.”
Linked words
through Middle French marquer
through French marque
Today it means
noun A young wild boar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French marcassin / marcassin