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
Noun
passereau m (plural passereaux)
Further reading
- “passereau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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