Where does “defeatest” come from?
defeatest (English) comes from English defeat, from Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet, from French deffet, from Old French desfait, from Old French desfaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō.
defeatest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “defeatest”, step by step
defeatest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defeat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defeat | To overcome in battle or contest; To reduce, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | defeten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | defet | defect; disfigured |
| 4 | French | deffet | — |
| 5 | Old French | desfait | undone |
| 6 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 7 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |