Etymograph

English

Trappist

Trappist comes from French trappiste.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttrappiste
  2. EnglishtodayTrappist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttrappiste
  2. EnglishtodayTrappist

Every English word from French trappiste

Today it means

noun A monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of the Cistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict).

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

Etymograph / French trappiste / Trappist

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