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Where does “édilité” come from?

édilité (French) comes from Latin aedīlitās, from Latin aedilis, from Latin aedēs, from Proto-Italic aiðes, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰ-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

édilité (French): aedileship

Definitions

  1. aedileship

Ancestry of “édilité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaedīlitās—
2Latinaedilisaedile; commissioner of works
3Latinaedēs—
4Proto-Italicaiðes—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “édilité”

  • édilitaire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →