English

French letter

From French + letter.

A compound of French + letter

Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘spear’

Proto-West Germanic *Frankō ‘a Frank’

Old English Franca ‘a Frank’

Old English Frencisc ‘of the Franks, Frankish, French’

Middle English French

Latin littera ‘letter of the alphabet; (plural) epistle’

Old French letre

Middle English letter

The story

Attested from the 19th century.

noun A condom.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French letter