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Where does “caresseth” come from?

caresseth (English) comes from English caress, from French caresse, from Italian carezza, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

caresseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “caresseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaressAn act of endearment; any act or expression of...
2Frenchcaressecaress; stroke; first-person singular present...
3Italiancarezzacaress; pat, pet
4Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
5Latin-itia-ness, -ity
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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