Where does “Vendée” come from?
Vendée (English) comes from English vend, from English vendible, from Latin vendibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Ancestry of “Vendée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vend | To hawk or to peddle merchandise; To sell wares... |
| 2 | English | vendible | Salable; able to be bought, sold, or traded;... |
| 3 | Latin | vendibilis | sellable, saleable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |