English
gaminerie
Gaminerie comes from French gaminerie ‘prank’, and goes back to gamin ‘street urchin, street kid’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgamin‘street urchin, street kid’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaminerie‘prank’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgamin‘street urchin, street kid’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgaminerie‘prank’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French gamin
Today it means
noun impishness
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French gamin / gaminerie