Middle English

Noun

bacheler (plural bachelers)

1. young man

Descendants

• French: bachelier

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin baccalarius, from Late Latin baccalaris, of obscure origin, possibly Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʃə.ler/

Noun

bacheler m ‎(oblique plural bachelers, nominative singular bachelers, nominative plural bacheler)

1. young man
   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Milun

     li bachelers li respundi

     the young man replied to her

Descendants

• Middle English: bacheler
  • English: bachelor
• Middle French: bacheler
  • French: bachelier
• Portuguese: bacharel

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bacheler, supplement)