Etymology of the English word noblesse
the English word
noblessederived from the Old French word
noblessederived from the Old French word
noblederived from the Latin word
nobilis (famous, celebrated; well; noble, well born; aristocratic; nobles)
derived from the Latin word
noscere (examine, study, inspect; get to know; learn, find out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-Date
The earliest known usage of noblesse in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
