onagre

French

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵr̥yos
Ancient Greek ἄγριος (ágrios)
Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros)bor.
Latin onagerlbor.
French onagre

    Learned borrowing from Latin onager, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔ.naɡʁ/

    Noun

    onagre m (plural onagres)

    1. onager (mammal)
    2. onager (machinery)

    Etymology 2

    From New Latin onagra, used in 1587. Probably "food of the onager".

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔ.naɡʁ/

    Noun

    onagre f (plural onagres)

    1. Oenothera, evening primrose

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