English
farandole
Farandole comes from Occitan farandola.
- Occitanc. 1500–presentfarandola
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfarandole
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Occitanc. 1500–presentfarandola
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfarandole
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
Earliest quotation: 1907, Robert William Chambers, New York: “My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to…”
Every English word from Occitan farandola
Today it means
noun A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Occitan farandola / farandole