English
derrière
Derrière comes from French derrière ‘behind’, and goes back to Latin dē.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdē
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdē retrō‘from behind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400deriere‘behind’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentderrière‘behind’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdē
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdē retrō‘from behind’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400deriere‘behind’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentderrière‘behind’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011same form
Earliest quotation: 2011, Baby you can drive my genes: “As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make…”
Linked words
through Latin dē
deserve, desire, dice, departmental, dorado, deprive, deduce, 6 more
Today it means
noun Bottom, bum, backside.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dē / derrière