Where does “soixante-huitard” come from?
soixante-huitard (English) comes from French soixante-huitard, from French soixante-huit, from French -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
soixante-huitard (English): Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported,...
Definitions
- Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported,...
Ancestry of “soixante-huitard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soixante-huitard | soixante-huitard |
| 2 | French | soixante-huit | sixty-eight |
| 3 | French | -ard | Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 5 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |