Where does “defeatistly” come from?
defeatistly (English) comes from English defeatist, 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.
defeatistly (English): In a defeatist manner
Definitions
- In a defeatist manner
Ancestry of “defeatistly”, step by step
defeatistly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defeatist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defeatist | of, or relating to defeatism; someone who... |
| 2 | English | defeat | To overcome in battle or contest; To reduce, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | defeten | — |
| 4 | Middle English | defet | defect; disfigured |
| 5 | French | deffet | — |
| 6 | Old French | desfait | undone |
| 7 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 8 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |