Where does “adjutrix” come from?

adjutrix (English) comes from Latin adiutrix, from Latin adiuvō, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.

adjutrix (English): A female adjutor

Definitions

  1. A female adjutor

Ancestry of “adjutrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadiutrixassistant, helper, accomplice (female)
2Latinadiuvōto help, assist
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Proto-Italic*ad-ad
Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- →Every word from Latin ad- →Every word from Latin adiuvō →