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Where does “bastardy” come from?

bastardy (English) comes from Middle English bastardie, from Middle French bastardie — bastardy.

bastardy (English): The condition of being illegitimate, of being...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being illegitimate, of being...

Ancestry of “bastardy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbastardiebastardy
2Middle Frenchbastardiebastardy
Every word from Middle French bastardie →