English
hypochondre
Hypochondre comes from French hypocondre ‘hypochondrium’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthypocondre‘hypochondrium’
- Englishearliest quotation 1795hypochondre
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthypocondre‘hypochondrium’
- Englishearliest quotation 1795hypochondre
Earliest quotation: 1795, William Saunders, Anatomical Description of the Liver: “This organ is ſituated in the ſuperior part of…”
Every English word from French hypocondre
Today it means
noun The hypochondrium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French hypocondre / hypochondre