English
advoutress
Advoutress comes from Middle English advowteresse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500advowteresse
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1612advoutress
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500advowteresse
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1612advoutress
Earliest quotation: c. 1612, Francis Bacon: “Edward the Second of England, his queen, had the…”
Formed from advoutrer + -ess
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
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Latin alterum/alteram
Latin adulterō ‘to commit adultery (with)’
Old French avoutrier
Middle English advouterer
English advoutrer
Every English word from Middle English advowteresse
Today it means
noun An adulteress.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English advowteresse / advoutress