vison

Concepts

mink

minks

European mink

mink coat

Mustela vison

Synonyms

Mustela vison

en terme vulgaire

foutreau

Translations

visone

nerts

visón

Nerz

visom

βιζόν

mink

منك

vizon

visoni

visó

visão

vizon kürk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vi.zɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: vison

Cognate with Old High German: wisula

Cognate with Old High German: wisunt

In summary

Inherited from Old French vison, of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from a Germanic source such as Frankish *wisulā (compare Old High German wisula (“weasel”). (An alternative suggestion that the term derives from Old High German wisunt (“bison”) is semantically implausible.)
Alternatively, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *viso, Latin visio (“to fart”), vissio (“stench”), in reference to their scent glands (near the anus).