Where does “hautaineté” come from?

hautaineté (French) comes from French hautain, from Old French altaigne — haughty, supercilious.

hautaineté (French): haughtiness

Definitions

  1. haughtiness

Ancestry of “hautaineté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhautainhaughty, supercilious
2Old Frenchaltaignehaughty, supercilious
Every word from Old French altaigne →Every word from French hautain →