English
grand-duc
Grand-duc comes from French grand-duc ‘grand duke’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgrand-duc‘grand duke’
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentgrand-duc‘grand duke’
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
Earliest quotation: 1921, Town & Country: “The Grand-duc and Grande-duchesse Cyril, with their children, are…”
Every English word from French grand-duc
Today it means
noun A French grand duke.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French grand-duc / grand-duc