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onagre.

onager (mammal)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ.naɡʁ/
  1. onager (mammal)

    masculine
  2. onager (machinery)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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 ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos) 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”) + ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos, “wild”).

noun/ɔ.naɡʁ/
  1. Oenothera, evening primrose

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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