English
Mme
Mme comes from French Madame.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMadameas Mme
- Englishearliest quotation 1922Mme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMadameas Mme
- Englishearliest quotation 1922Mme
Earliest quotation: 1922, Paul Gruyer, A Week at Versailles: The Town: “With them were the two royal children, Mmes Tantes…”
Every English word from French Madame
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Madame / Mme