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Where does “entreatment” come from?

entreatment (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.

entreatment (English): entreaty; invitation

Definitions

  1. entreaty; invitation

Ancestry of “entreatment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentreatTo treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired;...
2Old Frenchentretier—
3Old Frenchentraiter—
4Old Frenchtraiter—
5Latintractāre—
6Latintractō—
7Latin-tō—
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus—
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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