derein

Old French

Alternative forms

• derain
• drain

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē retrō (compare deriere (“behind”) from the same source).

Adjective

derein m (oblique and nominative feminine singular dereine)

1. last; final

Descendants

• Middle French: derenier (through analogy with premier)
  • French: dernier

References

• derein on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub