Where does “appliqué” come from?

Appliqué comes from French appliqué, the past participle of French appliquer, from Latin applicare, meaning to attach or join to, derived from Latin ad- (toward) and the root Latin pel- (to drive or move).

appliqué (English): Alternative spelling of applique; Of a red blood...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of applique; Of a red blood...

Ancestry of “appliqué”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchappliquépast participle of appliquer
2Frenchappliquerto apply, to put something on something else; to...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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