Where does “laureate” come from?
Laureate comes from Latin laureatus, the past participle of laureare, derived from laurea, meaning wreath, which comes from laurus, the laurel tree.
laureate (English): Crowned, or decked, with laurel; One crowned with...
Definitions
- Crowned, or decked, with laurel; One crowned with...
Ancestry of “laureate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | laureatus | crowned with laurels, laureate, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 3 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 4 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |