Etymograph

English

pourpointing

Pourpointing comes from French pourpointerie.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentpourpointerie1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1849pourpointing1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pourpointing
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1849, The: “This seems very doubtful : it appears more likely…”.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentpourpointerieWiktionary, English pourpointing
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1849pourpointingWiktionary, English pourpointing. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1849, The: “This seems very doubtful : it appears more likely…”

Every English word from French pourpointerie

Today it means

noun Synonym of pourpointerie.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pourpointing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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