English
eleve
Eleve comes from French élève.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentélève
- Englishearliest quotation 1789eleve
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentélève
- Englishearliest quotation 1789eleve
Earliest quotation: 1789, John Moore, Zeluco: “I had the honour of being a favourite eleve…”
Every English word from French élève
Today it means
noun A pupil or student.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French élève / eleve