Where does “Parisienne” come from?
Parisienne comes from French Parisienne, formed from French Paris and the French suffix -ien, which derives from Middle French -ien, Old French -ien, Latin -ianus, Latin -ius, and Latin -um.
Parisienne (English): A woman from Paris
Ancestry of “Parisienne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | parisienne | feminine singular of parisien; A small size of... |
| 2 | French | paris | plural of pari |
| 3 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 4 | Latin | Pātricius | — |
| 5 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |