English
Illinese
Illinese comes from French Illinois ‘Illinois, Illinese’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentIllinois‘Illinois, Illinese’
- Englishearliest quotation 1875Illinese
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentIllinois‘Illinois, Illinese’
- Englishearliest quotation 1875Illinese
Earliest quotation: 1875, Andrew W. Young, History of Chautauqua County: “The banks of this lake [Erie] are frequented by…”
Every English word from French Illinois
Today it means
noun Synonym of Illinois (“member of the Illinois (Algonquian people)”)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Illinois / Illinese