Where does “protoindustrial” come from?
protoindustrial (English) comes from English industrial, from French industriel, from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
protoindustrial (English): Relating to the early beginnings of...
Definitions
- Relating to the early beginnings of...
Ancestry of “protoindustrial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | industrial | Of or relating to industry, notably... |
| 2 | French | industriel | industrial; industrialist; industry |
| 3 | French | -iel | Suffix used to form adjectives. Compare with... |
| 4 | French | -el | To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |