châne

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus (attested in Medieval Latin as casnus), probably from Gaulish kassanos

Noun

châne m (plural chânes)

1. (Clairvaux) oak

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887