Thursday, 10 November 2022

Did you know that 'autumn' is actually French?

'Autumn' is a word borrowed from French 'l'automne'. The word entered the English language some time around the 14th century.


autumn [noun] [14th century]
  • the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, an...
  • a period of maturity or incipient decline
See 'autumn' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from French.

Etymology: Middle English 'autumpne' from Latin 'autumnus'
See more loan words from 1300s.


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