faon m (plural faons)
From Vulgar Latin *fētō, fētōnem, from Latin fētus.
faon m (oblique plural faons, nominative singular faons, nominative plural faon)
From Middle French [Term?], from Old French faon, feün, from Vulgar Latin *fētō, fētōnem, from Latin fētus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare Occitan fedon.