English
fleuret
Fleuret comes from French fleurette ‘small flower’, and goes back to Old French florete.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400florete
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfleurette‘small flower’
- Englishtodayfleuret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400florete
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfleurette‘small flower’
- Englishtodayfleuret
Every English word from Old French florete
Today it means
noun An ornament resembling a small flower.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French florete / fleuret