scolopendre
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French scolopendre, from Latin scolopendra/scolopendrium, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra)/σκολόπένδριο (skolópéndrio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɔ.lɔ.pɑ̃dʁ/
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Noun
scolopendre m or f (plural scolopendres)
- centipede
- Synonym: mille-pattes
- hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
- Synonyms: langue de cerf, herbe à la rate, herbe hépatique, scolopendre des officines
Derived terms
- scolopendre des officines
Further reading
- “scolopendre” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “scolopendre” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “scolopendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scolopendra/scolopendrium, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα (skolópendra)/σκολόπένδριο (skolópéndrio). Mentioned in Olivier de Serres' Théâtre d'Agriculture et mesnage des champs (1600).[1]
Noun
scolopendre f (plural scolopendres)
- hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
- Synonym: langue de cerf
Descendants
- French: scolopendre
References
- “scolopendre” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
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