étalon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ta.lɔ̃/
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stallo, from *stall (“stable”) where the horses were kept. More at English stall.
Noun
étalon m (plural étalons)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French étalon, from Old French estalon, from Frankish *stalō, *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *staluz. Compare Middle Dutch stele, stael.
Noun
étalon m (plural étalons)
- standard, reference sample (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “étalon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.