Where does “paillasson” come from?
paillasson (English) comes from French paillasson, from French paillasse, from French -asse, from Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
paillasson (English): A kind of straw bonnet
Ancestry of “paillasson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | paillasson | doormat; pushover, submissive person accepting... |
| 2 | French | paillasse | paillasse, straw mattress; laboratory desk;... |
| 3 | French | -asse | Suffix forming the first-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | -ace | Suffix used to form feminine, usually concrete... |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 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 |