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Where does “soudardez” come from?

soudardez (Breton) comes from Breton -ez, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

soudardez (Breton): female soldier

Definitions

  1. female soldier

Ancestry of “soudardez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Breton-ez-ess
2Proto-Brythonic*-es—
3Latin-issa
4Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰ—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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