bacheler

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French bacheler.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bat͡ʃəˈleːr/

Noun

bacheler (plural bachelers)

young man

Descendants

English: bachelor

References

“bachelēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin baccalaureus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bat͡ʃəˈleːɾ/

Noun

bacheler oblique singular, m (oblique plural bachelers, nominative singular bachelers, nominative plural bacheler)

young man
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Milun:
  li bachelers li respundi
  the young man replied to her

Descendants

Middle French: bacheler
- French: bachelier
→ Middle English: bacheler
- English: bachelor
→ Portuguese: bacharel

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bacheler, supplement)

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