Where does “truant” come from?
Truant comes from Old French truand, from Gaulish trugan, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
truant (English): Absent without permission, especially from...
Definitions
- Absent without permission, especially from...
Ancestry of “truant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | truant | — |
| 2 | Old French | truant | vagabond, beggar; a vagabond, beggar, rogue",... |
| 3 | Gaulish | trugan | — |
Words derived from “truant”