Etymology of the French word à

Date

The earliest known usage of à in French dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in French

acompte, à-coup, aviser, aborder, aboucher, abouter, aboutir, abrutir, adonc, affermer, affiner, affouiller, affourager, affranchir, affraîchie, affriander, affûter, agenouiller, aguerrir, aheurter, ajouré, alester, alors, aplat, atout, aval, à-valoir, acquit-à-caution, afficher, affréter, alentour, attabler, dos-à-dos, face-à-main, hale-à-bord, pied-à-terre, triste-à-patte, tue-tête, tête-à-queue, avenir, affaisser, affourcher, agripper, ajuster, arriser, affruiter, agriffer, affermir, bourse-à-pasteur, afin, ajointer, alanguir, quant-à-soi

Derivations in other languages

Romanian a

Cognates

Italian a, Latin ad