Where does “deanery” come from?
Deanery derives from Middle English -erie and Old French deien, from Latin decem meaning ten, ultimately from Old Latin -os.
deanery (English): The position held by a dean; The house in which a...
Definitions
- The position held by a dean; The house in which a...
Ancestry of “deanery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 2 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 3 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |