Where does “eencellige” come from?
eencellige (Dutch) comes 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.
eencellige (Dutch): single-celled organism, unicell
Definitions
- single-celled organism, unicell
Ancestry of “eencellige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -e | suffix indicating the female form of occupations... |
| 2 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 3 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 4 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |