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Where does “-ade” come from?

-ade (French) comes from Occitan -ada, from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-ade (French): Used to form collectives; Indicating a dish or...

Definitions

  1. Used to form collectives; Indicating a dish or...

Ancestry of “-ade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitan-ada-ing
2Latin-atanominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative...
3Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-ade”

  • promenade
  • lemonade
  • barricade
  • prom
  • cannonade
  • colonnade
  • fusillade
  • colonnaded
  • torsade
  • harlequinade
  • roulade
  • pasquinade
  • fanfaronade
  • promenader
  • poivrade
  • noyade
  • pochade
  • degringolade
  • arquebusade
  • unbarricade
  • promlike
  • barricader
  • mazarinade
  • mitraillade
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