English
huitain
Huitain comes from French huitain.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthuitain
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthuitain
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French huitain
Today it means
noun A French poem, a kind of octastich.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French huitain / huitain