Where does “habitant” come from?
Habitant comes from Old French habitant, meaning an inhabitant or resident.
habitant (English): a member of "habitation" colony at Stadacona...
Definitions
- a member of "habitation" colony at Stadacona...
Ancestry of “habitant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | habitant | present participle of habiter; An inhabitant of... |
| 2 | French | habiter | To live in, to occupy; To live |
| 3 | Middle French | habiter | to live |
| 4 | Latin | habitō | to reside, inhabit, remain, dwell, live |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |