maugre

The story

1. Latin · derived fromgratum
2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommalgré
3. Middle English · inherited frommaugre
4. English todaymaugre

From Middle English maugre, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gré (“pleasure, grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. In spite of, notwithstanding.
• 14th–17th c. Notwithstanding, despite everything.