donzel

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1. Latin · derived fromdominus“master, lord”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromdomicellus“young nobleman, squire”
3. Italian · derived fromdonzello
4. Old French · derived fromdanzel
5. English todaydonzel

From Old French danzel and Italian donzello, both ultimately from Medieval Latin domicellus (“young nobleman, squire”), a diminutive of Latin dominus (“master, lord”). Compare donzella.

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