Etymograph

English

Observantine

Observantine comes from French observantin.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentobservantin
  2. EnglishtodayObservantine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentobservantin
  2. EnglishtodayObservantine

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the Observant branch of Franciscan friars

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French observantin / Observantine