English
Parisienne
Parisienne comes from French Paris.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentParis
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentParisienne
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentParis
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentParisienne
- Englishearliest quotation 1900same form
Earliest quotation: 1900, translated from Honoré de Balzac's The W: “It is so natural to a Parisienne, even when…”
Equivalent to Paris + -ienne
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- ‘to do’
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Transalpine Gaulish *parios ‘cauldron’
Latin Parīsiī
Old French Paris
Middle English Parys
English Paris
Every English word from French Paris
Today it means
noun A woman from Paris.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Paris / Parisienne