English
Poitevin
Poitevin comes from French poitevin ‘of Poitou or Poitiers’, and goes back to Late Latin pictāvīnus.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpictāvīnus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400poitevin
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘of Poitou or Poitiers’
- EnglishtodayPoitevin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpictāvīnus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400poitevin
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘of Poitou or Poitiers’
- EnglishtodayPoitevin
Every English word from Late Latin pictāvīnus
Today it means
adj Of, from or relating to the region of Poitou in France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin pictāvīnus / Poitevin