passereau

French

Etymology

From Old French passerel, from Latin passer + French suffix -eau. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.sʁo/

Noun

passereau m (plural passereaux)

Further reading

“passereau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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