British

Origin: From , from . The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to at least 18th centuries. In reference to the island of Great Britain from ca. 1400 (Latin '', Brittisshe occean 1398, the Britishe nacion'' 1548). As a noun, referring to the British people, British soldiers, etc. from ca. 1600. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).