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Etymology
, a variation (with change of suffix) of older, itself an alteration (probably after ) of Old French , which itself was an alteration (after ) of Old French , from. . The semantic shift from the Greco-Roman god to a sea monster then evil folkloric creature has its origin in Neptune being reinterpreted as a demon, and so his name was also genericized into a type of monstrous demon during the Christianization of Gaul.

Compare and, derived from , and , from. A sermon by Merovingian French bishop St. Eligius (died 659) advises against belief in Neptune, Diana, Orcus and Minerva.

Noun

 * 1) imp, elf, pixie