Where does “proprietorial” come from?
proprietorial (English) comes from English proprietor, from English proprietary, from French propriétaire, from Latin proprietarius, from Latin proprietās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
proprietorial (English): Of or pertaining to ownership; Characteristic of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ownership; Characteristic of...
Ancestry of “proprietorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | proprietor | An owner; A sole owner of an unincorporated... |
| 2 | English | proprietary | Of or relating to property or ownership; Owning... |
| 3 | French | propriétaire | proprietary; owner |
| 4 | Latin | proprietarius | — |
| 5 | Latin | proprietās | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “proprietorial”