Where does “avant-garde” come from?

avant-garde (English) comes from French avant-garde, from Old French avantgarde.

avant-garde (English): The vanguard of an army or other force; Any group...

Definitions

  1. The vanguard of an army or other force; Any group...

Ancestry of “avant-garde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavant-gardevanguard; avant-garde, firing line
2Old Frenchavantgarde—

Words derived from “avant-garde”

Every word from Old French avantgarde →Every word from French avant-garde →