English
en famille
En famille comes from French en famille ‘with one's family’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenten famille‘with one's family’literally ‘in family’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenten famille‘with one's family’literally ‘in family’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842same form
Earliest quotation: 1842, anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizab, Keeping up Appearances. […]: “Then be careful how you accept invitations. To a…”
The story
Borrowed from French en famille (literally “in family”).
Every English word from French en famille
Today it means
adv with one's family; as a family
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French en famille / en famille