Where does “inhabitest” come from?
inhabitest (English) comes from English inhabit, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabito, from Latin habitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
inhabitest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “inhabitest”, step by step
inhabitest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhabit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhabit | To live or reside in; To be present in; to occupy |
| 2 | Old French | enhabiter | to inhabit; to live in; to reside in |
| 3 | Latin | inhabito | I dwell in, occupy or inhabit; I wear |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |