English
Lesser Britain
Lesser Britain comes from Middle English Lesse Bretayne.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Lesse Bretayne
- EnglishtodayLesser Britain
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Lesse Bretayne
- EnglishtodayLesser Britain
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- ‘to do’
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Latin Britannia
Old French Bretaigne
Anglo-Norman Britaine
Middle English Britayne
English Britain
Every English word from Middle English Lesse Bretayne
Today it means
name Brittany
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Lesse Bretayne / Lesser Britain