Where does “boudoir” come from?
Boudoir comes from French boudoir, derived from Old French bod- combined with the French suffix -oir from Latin -orium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.
boudoir (English): A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or...
Definitions
- A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or...
Ancestry of “boudoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boudoir | boudoir; sponge, ladyfinger |
| 2 | French | -oir | A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words... |
| 3 | Latin | -ere | infinitive forming suffix; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ezi | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |