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Chapter 12, beginning on p. 276, explores the meaning of the word origin and social context of a tribe in ancient Greece and beyond. Sutton, Imre (1975). Indian Land Tenure: Bibliographical Essays and a Guide to the Literature. Clearwater, NY: Tribe. pp. 101–02, 180–82, 186–87, 191–93. [ISBN missing] Renfrew, Colin & Paul G. Bahn (2008).
The Métis have as paternal ancestors the former employees of the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies, and as maternal ancestors Indian women belonging to various tribes. The French word Métis is derived from the Latin participle mixtus, which means "mixed"; it expresses well the idea it represents.
Métis French is a variety of Canadian French with some added characters such as Ññ, Áá, Óó, and Ææ (from older French spellings) (example, il ñá ócun nævus sur ce garçon English: "there is no birthmark on this boy") and words loaned from indigenous languages such as Ojibwe, Beaver and Cree.
The Washita River, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, and Washita County, Oklahoma, were also named for the tribe, [6] as well as the town of Washita, Oklahoma. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the name comes from the French transliteration of the Caddo word washita, meaning "good hunting grounds". [7]
The fame of the tribes' tenacity and fighting skills, probably bolstered by dime novels, was widely known among Europeans. In early 20th century Parisian society, the word Apache was adopted into French, essentially meaning an outlaw. [17] The term Apachean includes the related Navajo people.
The French gave the nickname Huron to the Wendat, from the French word hure meaning 'boar's head' because of the hairstyle of Huron men, who had their hair standing in bristles on their heads. [1] Wendat (Quendat) was their confederacy name, meaning 'people of the island' or 'dwellers on a peninsula'.
The original meaning of the word is unclear, although it is commonly believed to have a Germanic etymology. [2] Following the precedents of Edward Gibbon and Jacob Grimm, [3] the name of the Franks was traditionally linked with the English adjective frank, meaning "free", which came from Old French franc.
in English, a person who cooks professionally for other people. In French the word means "head" or "chief"; a professional cook is a cuisinier (lit. "cook"), chef-cuisinier referring to a head cook. Also, sous-chef, the second-in-command, directly under the head chef.