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Where does “restauranteering” come from?

restauranteering (English) comes from English restauranteer, from English -eer, from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

restauranteering (English): The act, or profession, of running a restaurant

Definitions

  1. The act, or profession, of running a restaurant

Ancestry of “restauranteering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrestauranteerOne who owns or operates a restaurant
2English-eerUsed to create an agent noun denoting someone...
3Dutch-erenforms the plural of a limited group of nouns:...
4Middle Dutch-eren—
5Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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