Etymology of the French word largesse
the Old French word
largessederived from the Old French word
largederived from the Late Latin word
largus (lavish; plentiful; bountiful)
Date
The earliest known usage of largesse in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
largessCognates
Catalan
_mod, Catalan
paor, Dutch
moeder, English
mother, French
mère, French
labourer, French
peur, German
Mutter, Icelandic
módir, Italian
larghezza, Italian
lavorare, Italian
madre, Italian
mero, Portuguese
pavor, Provençal
laborar, Provençal
pavor, Spanish
mero, Spanish
largueza, Spanish
madre, Spanish
pavor, Swedish
moderUsage
Word found in Old French
