English
Dorian
Dorian comes from French Doriens.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentDoriens
- Englishearliest quotation 1883Dorian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentDoriens
- Englishearliest quotation 1883Dorian
Earliest quotation: 1883, John Addington Symonds: “while the [Dorian] love of males for males in…”
The story
Constructed like the French Doriens.
Every English word from French Doriens
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the Dorians.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Doriens / Dorian