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Eton

Eton

1 9.9
A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon by the Eton people
  • proper noun
translation icon : lengua eton
  • Lan, it's Eton-Hogg.

Examples

Compounds

A famous British boarding school for boys in Berkshire

Eton College
  • Literature
7.4

A name for the powerful British people who went to the school

Eton jacket
  • Archaic
8.6

A short jacket that reaches the waist with a straight, square bottom, worn by boys at Eton College

Eton collar
  • Archaic
9.9

A wide, stiff white collar that lies flat over a jacket and is often worn with school uniform

Surface Forms

Eton main

Etymology

Eton is the name of a Bantu language in Cameroon and comes from the name the people use for themselves, so it simply means the 'Eton' language of that group.