Where does “entreateth” come from?
entreateth (English) comes from English entreat, from Old French entretier, from Old French entraiter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
entreateth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “entreateth”, step by step
entreateth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entreat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entreat | To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired;... |
| 2 | Old French | entretier | — |
| 3 | Old French | entraiter | — |
| 4 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |