Etymology

L'Orignal

Today it means: A village in Champlain township, the county seat of United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

  1. French · derived fromorignal
  2. English todayL'Orignal

From French orignal, probably from a location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal, where moose crossed the river.

Words from the same roots

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