cadet
The origin and history of cadet.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cadet, from Gascon capdet ("little chief"), from Late Latin capitellum, "small head" — first used in English from the 1630s.
The origin and history of cadet.
Borrowed from French cadet, from Gascon capdet ("little chief"), from Late Latin capitellum, "small head" — first used in English from the 1630s.