Etymology

Bernardine

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. Full definition →

French Bernardin ← Latin Bernardīnus
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Bernardine · adjective, noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromBernardīnus
  2. French · borrowed fromBernardin
  3. English todayBernardine

From French Bernardin or Latin Bernardīnus. By surface analysis, Bernard + -ine.

Bernardine · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromBernardine
  2. English todayBernardine

From French Bernardine. By surface analysis, Bernard + -ine. Piecewise doublet of Bernardina.

Words from the same roots

FrenchBernardin all →

Bernardin

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