épagneul

Inherited from Old French espagneul, espaigneul, a Gallicization of Old Occitan espaignol (“Spanish”), from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus (“Spanish”), from Hispānia (“Spain”). First used as Espainholz in the 14th century by Gaston III of Foix, who described them in a book on hunting. An alternative theory derives it from the Old French verb espeignir (“lay down”), in reference to the behavior of the dogs when hunting game. However, it more likely means "from Spain", as Gaston brought them back from there. Doublet of espagnol.

• IPA^(key): /e.pa.ɲœl/

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épagneul m (plural épagneuls, feminine épagneule)

1. spaniel

• → Italian: épagneul

• “épagneul”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from French épagneul. Doublet of spagnolo.

• IPA^(key): /e.paɲˈɲɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
• IPA^(key): (elevated style) /e.paɲˈɲøl/

épagneul m (invariable)

1. spaniel

• épagneul in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana