Etymology

Gascon

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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France. Full definition →

First used 14th c.Middle English Gascoun ← Anglo-Norman gascoun ← Middle French gascon
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived fromgascon
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromgascoun
  3. Middle English · inherited fromGascoun
  4. English todayGascon

Inherited from Middle English Gascoun, from Anglo-Norman gascoun, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.