1600s

French words first recorded in the 17th century

61 French words whose earliest known written record dates from the 17th century, earliest first (page 2). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

1. berline

   1700–1730

   It is derived from the name of Berlin, the German city where this carriage was built and made fashionable about 1670 by an architect of the Elector of Brandenburg.

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