English
lamasery
Lamasery comes from French lama.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlama
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlamaserie
- Englishearliest quotation 2006lamasery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlama
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlamaserie
- Englishearliest quotation 2006lamasery
Earliest quotation: 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day: “purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan…”
Every English word from French lama
Today it means
noun A monastery for lamas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French lama / lamasery