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Where does “attendants” come from?

attendants (English) comes from English attendant, from Middle English attendant, from Old French attendant.

attendants (English): plural of attendant

Definitions

  1. plural of attendant

Ancestry of “attendants”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattendantOne who attends; one who works with or watches...
2Middle Englishattendant—
3Old Frenchattendant—
Every word from Old French attendant →