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)
- last; final
Descendants
- Middle French: derenier (through analogy with premier)
- French: dernier
References
- derein on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub