English
annalist
Annalist comes from French annale.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentannale
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentannaliste
- Englishearliest quotation 1754-1762annalist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentannale
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentannaliste
- Englishearliest quotation 1754-1762annalist
Earliest quotation: 1754-1762, David Hume: “The monks […] were the only annalists during those…”
Every English word from French annale
Today it means
noun A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French annale / annalist