Where does “inhabitants” come from?
inhabitants (English) comes from English inhabitant, from Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitans, from Latin inhabito, from Latin habitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
inhabitants (English): plural of inhabitant
Definitions
- plural of inhabitant
Ancestry of “inhabitants”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhabitant | Someone or thing who lives in a place; Resident |
| 2 | Old French | inhabitant | inhabitant |
| 3 | Latin | inhabitans | inhabiting |
| 4 | Latin | inhabito | I dwell in, occupy or inhabit; I wear |
| 5 | Latin | habitō | to reside, inhabit, remain, dwell, live |
| 6 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 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 |