English
rousette
Rousette comes from French roussette ‘flying fox’, and goes back to Old French reddish.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reddish
- Frenchc. 1600–presentroussette‘flying fox’
- Englishtodayrousette
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reddish
- Frenchc. 1600–presentroussette‘flying fox’
- Englishtodayrousette
Every English word from Old French reddish
Today it means
noun Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French reddish / rousette