Where does “beleefdheidsformule” come from?
beleefdheidsformule (Dutch) comes from Dutch formule, from Middle French formule, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
beleefdheidsformule (Dutch): salutation, courtesy, polite expression customary phrase used to be polite
Definitions
- salutation, courtesy, polite expression customary phrase used to be polite
Ancestry of “beleefdheidsformule”, step by step
beleefdheidsformule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch formule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | formule | formula |
| 2 | Middle French | formule | — |
| 3 | Latin | formula | shape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch beleefdheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beleefdheid | politeness |
| 2 | Dutch | beleefd | polite |