Etymology

prudhommie

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Today it means: Character typical of a prudhomme; trustworthiness, loyalty. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Middle French preudhommie ← French prud'homie
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromprud'homie
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompreudhommie
  3. English todayprudhommie

Borrowed from Middle French preudhommie; later reborrowed from Modern French prud'homie.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Character typical of a prudhomme; trustworthiness, loyalty.

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