Where does “puisne” come from?

puisne (English) comes from Middle French puisné, from Old French puisné.

puisne (English): Younger; junior; Insignificant, petty;...

Definitions

  1. Younger; junior; Insignificant, petty;...

Ancestry of “puisne”, step by step

puisne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French puisné

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpuisnéborn after; one who is born after
2Old Frenchpuisné—

via Anglo-Norman puisne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpuisne—

Words derived from “puisne”

Every word from Old French puisné →Every word from Middle French puisné →