Squirrel
Etymology
The word squirrel, first attested in 1327, comes via Anglo-Norman esquirel from the Old French escurel, the reflex of a Latin word sciurus which was itself borrowed from Greek. The word itself comes from the Greek word , skiouros, which means shadow-tailed, referring to the bushy appendage possessed by many of its members.
The native Old English word, 'cweorna', survived only into Middle English (as aquerna) before being replaced. The Old English word is of Common
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