Etymology of the French word jonquille
the French word
jonquillederived from the Spanish word
junquilloderived from the Spanish word
juncoderived from the Latin word
iuncus (rush)
derived from the Latin word
juncusDate
The earliest known usage of jonquille in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
jonquilCognates
Italian
giunchilia
