Where does “custodee” come from?
custodee (English) comes from English custody, from Latin custōdia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
custodee (English): One who is given custody of something
Definitions
- One who is given custody of something
Ancestry of “custodee”, step by step
custodee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English custody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | custody | The legal right to take care of something or... |
| 2 | Latin | custōdia | protection, safekeeping |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |