Etymology of the English word raconteur
the English word
raconteurderived from the French word
raconteurderived from the Old French word
raconterusing the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
aconterusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
conterderived from the Latin word
computare (reckon, compute, calculate)
derived from the Latin word
putare (think, believe, suppose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-derived from the Old French word
cunterDate
The earliest known usage of raconteur in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
