WORDS
OF OLD FRENCH ORIGIN
Old
French was written and spoken c. 900-1400. More than 90 percent
of it was from Vulgar Latin, with a smattering of Celtic and
Germanic, plus some Medieval Latin (Latin as written and spoken
c.700-c.1500.) learned terms (Online
Etymology Dictionary).
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WORDS
OF OLD FRENCH ORIGIN
Key: The word's language of origin appears directly below it, and to the right of that is an example sentence and an etymology, along with any related themes.
Word |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
feuilleton
Old French |
foi-yay-TON |
noun |
1. the part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to
light literature, reviews, and things of interest to the general
reader
2. an article appearing in this section
3. a novel published in installments |
Ex.
Note: |
In the 19th century, feuilletons were commonplace; readers were thus accustomed to waiting
a full week to read the next chapter of a novel.
Because this word is French, the final ‘n’
should be pronounced nasally.
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