English
Michaelmas
Michaelmas comes from Middle English Michelmasse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Michelmasse
- Englishearliest quotation 1750Michaelmas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Michelmasse
- Englishearliest quotation 1750Michaelmas
Earliest quotation: 1750, William Ellis, According to the Present Practice of the Country Gentleman's: “To make Capons […] [S]ome for this Purpoſe make…”
Formed from Michael + -mas
Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל
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Latin Michāēl
Latin Michāhēl
Old English Michahel
Middle English Michael
English Michael
Every English word from Middle English Michelmasse
Today it means
name A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Michelmasse / Michaelmas