noun, masculine/ɔ.naɡʁ/plural: onagres
onager (mammal); onager (machinery)
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵr̥yos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos) Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros)bor. Latin onagerlbor. French onagre Learned borrowing from Latin onager, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos, “wild”).