French words by century

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When French words were first recorded in writing. The 2,178 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Every century

• 7th century 600s 2
• 9th century 800s 109
• 10th century 900s 238
• 11th century 1000s 503
• 12th century 1100s 576
• 13th century 1200s 178
• 14th century 1300s 167
• 15th century 1400s 99
• 16th century 1500s 169
• 17th century 1600s 61
• 18th century 1700s 33
• 19th century 1800s 38
• 20th century 1900s 5

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the French statistics and French words by origin.