English
adminish
Adminish comes from Middle English amenusen ‘to lessen’, and goes back to Old French amenuisier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amenuisier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amenusen‘to lessen’
- Englishearliest quotation 1579adminish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amenuisier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amenusen‘to lessen’
- Englishearliest quotation 1579adminish
Earliest quotation: 1579, Joannes Rivius, A Guide unto godlinesse: “Helth of the body is muche to be vviſhed,…”
Every English word from Old French amenuisier
Today it means
verb To reduce in size or magnitude; to diminish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French amenuisier / adminish