Where does “dovenschool” come from?
dovenschool (Dutch) comes from Dutch dove, from Dutch -e, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
dovenschool (Dutch): school for the deaf, where sign language is used
Definitions
- school for the deaf, where sign language is used
Ancestry of “dovenschool”, step by step
dovenschool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dove | A deaf person |
| 2 | Dutch | -e | suffix indicating the female form of occupations... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Dutch school
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | school | school; a group of fish |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schôle | school institute of learning |
| 3 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |