Where does “éternuement” come from?
éternuement (French) comes from French éternuer, from Middle French esternuer, from Old French esternuer, from Latin sternūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
éternuement (French): sneeze
Definitions
- sneeze
Ancestry of “éternuement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éternuer | to sneeze |
| 2 | Middle French | esternuer | to sneeze |
| 3 | Old French | esternuer | — |
| 4 | Latin | sternūtō | to sneeze (repeatedly or violently) |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |