The English word jaunty means sprightly or easy in manner. It comes from the French word gentil which meant well-bred and genteel.
"Jaunty" comes from the Old French word "gentil."
You may be thinking of 'curt', which is used to describe a short and abrupt way of speaking. It derives from the French 'court'.
The word "garage" comes from French, derived from the word "garer" meaning to shelter or protect.
It derives from an old French word meaning 'head' and earlier from Latin 'caput' having the same meaning
The word jaunty is accented on the first syllable. Jaun-ty.
"Jaunty" comes from the Old French word "gentil."
It comes from the French word équitable, which in turn comes from the French équité, meaning "equity".
détente
About the beginning of the 1660's from French 'gentil' meaning nice or pleasing. Absorbed into English meaning 'easy and sprightly in manner' and passing into English common usage by 1672
You may be thinking of 'curt', which is used to describe a short and abrupt way of speaking. It derives from the French 'court'.
"environment" comes from French "environnement", which is based on the same root as "environ" meaning "whereabout", "around", "surroundings."
From the late 18th century 'praerie' and from Latin 'pratum' meaning 'meadow
It comes from the Old French word "gorgias", meaning "beautiful".
Darrell comes from the french word for "darling".
to undertake
She wore her hat at a jaunty angle.
It is French in origin it meas to shelter.