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Where does “transferee” come from?

Transferee comes from English transfer, derived from French -é, from Latin ferre meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

transferee (English): A person who is transferred; A person to whom...

Definitions

  1. A person who is transferred; A person to whom...

Ancestry of “transferee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eeAdded to transitive verbs to form words meaning a...
2French-éeForming feminine nouns having the sense of...
3Middle French-ee—
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →