French etymology dictionary

This is a very simple French etymology page. We provide you not only the textual etymological information but also draw etymology trees to help you visualize the word history.

Some words you could try are

How does the French etymology search work?

You can search for words by typing them into the search bar above. You will see words in all languages that we have unless you limit your search to French by selecting the checkbox right below the search bar. If you want to see detailed results for a word, hit 'Enter' on your keyboard.