Common name | Saumon de fontaine |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | France |
Locality | Not specified. |
Ref. | Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'de fontaine', i.e., spring, from Vulgar Latin 'fontana' from 'fons, fontis', i.e., source (p. 314 in Ref. 9404). |