English
l'envoi
L'envoi comes from Middle French l'envoy.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600l'envoy
- Englishearliest quotation 1587l'envoi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600l'envoy
- Englishearliest quotation 1587l'envoi
Earliest quotation: 1587, George Turberuile, The Argument to the tenth Historie: “TRAGICALL Tales tranſlated by TVRBERVILE In time of his…”
Every English word from Middle French l'envoy
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French l'envoy / l'envoi