Where does “Le Tellier” come from?

Le Tellier (French) comes from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

Ancestry of “Le Tellier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmoniemonk
5Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

Words derived from “Le Tellier

Every word from Latin monicusEvery word from Old French monieEvery word from Middle French moine
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