English
ganté
Ganté comes from French ganté.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentganté
- Englishearliest quotation 1676same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentganté
- Englishearliest quotation 1676same form
Earliest quotation: 1676, George Etherege, The Man of Mode: “Sr. Fop. I was always eminent for being bien…”
Every English word from French ganté
Today it means
adj Gloved; wearing gloves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French ganté / ganté