Where does “Vaudois” come from?
Vaudois comes from French vaudois, meaning a follower of a medieval Christian sect, ultimately derived from Vaud, a region in what is now Switzerland.
Vaudois (English): An inhabitant of the Swiss canton of Vaud; A...
Definitions
- An inhabitant of the Swiss canton of Vaud; A...
Ancestry of “Vaudois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vaudois | of or from Vaud; Waldensian; related to the... |
| 2 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 3 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 4 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 5 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |