English
en cabochon
En cabochon comes from French en.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenten
- Englishearliest quotation 1839en cabochon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenten
- Englishearliest quotation 1839en cabochon
Earliest quotation: 1839, Henry Philip Hope, Bram Hertz: “An extraordinary fine chatoyant cymophane, of a circular form,…”
Every English word from French en
Today it means
adv In the manner of a cabochon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French en / en cabochon