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Where does “tweewijverij” come from?

tweewijverij (Dutch) comes from Dutch -erij, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

tweewijverij (Dutch): bigyny

Definitions

  1. bigyny

Ancestry of “tweewijverij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-erijAn activity; A place associated with an activity...
2Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
3Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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