Etymology of the English word demoiselle
the English word
demoisellederived from the French word
demoisellederived from the Old French word
dameiselederived from the Old French word
damederived from the Vulgar Latin word
domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
derived from the Vulgar Latin root
*dominicelladerived from the Vulgar Latin word
domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
Date
The earliest known usage of demoiselle in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
