English
Monsieur
Monsieur comes from French Monsieur.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMonsieur
- Englishearliest quotation 1880same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMonsieur
- Englishearliest quotation 1880same form
Earliest quotation: 1880, Horace Wemyss Smith, Life and Correspondence of the Rev. William Smith: “It will appear by the Minutes sent You to…”
Every English word from French Monsieur
Today it means
noun Mister, especially in a French context.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Monsieur / Monsieur