Where does “inhabitress” come from?
inhabitress (English) comes from English inhabitor, from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.
inhabitress (English): A female inhabitant
Definitions
- A female inhabitant
Ancestry of “inhabitress”, step by step
inhabitress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhabitor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhabitor | One who inhabits |
| 2 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 3 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 4 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 5 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 6 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 7 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 9 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 10 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 11 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |